MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541021550 A) filed by Ayush A; Feneesh Francis; Nihith B Johnson; Viswam S Kumar; and Adarsh M on March 10, 2025, for A Modular Water Rescue Robot.
Inventors include Adarsh M; Ayush A; Feneesh Francis; Nihith B Johnson; Viswam S Kumar; Prof. Rajaneesh R Chandran; and Dr. Sonia S Raj.
The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.
Abstract: A MODULAR WATER RESCUE ROBOT - A modular water rescue robot (100) for flooded, submerged, and debris-filled environments is disclosed. The robot (100) comprises a plurality of cylindrical modules (102) coupled in series by servo-actuated joints (104) enabling undulatory snake-like locomotion through confined aquatic spaces. At least one archimedean screw propeller module (10) including an archimedean screw propeller (22) provides propulsion with reduced entanglement risk. A sensor module (12) houses retractable hydrophones (24), a retractable LiDAR (26), and a waterproof microphone (28) for multi-modal victim detection. Upon localization, the joints (104) articulate to form a closed or semi-closed loop (32) around a victim, secured by a lock module (20). Airbag modules (14) deploy airbags (30) through a frangible seam (34) to provide regulated buoyancy. A battery module (16) and control module (18) support operation and wireless data transmission. Fig.1
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