MUMBAI, India, June 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641060365 A) filed by Athira M Thomas; Abin; Anto Joseph; Vivek P B; Souraj K P S; and Zainabath Fahmah Rafeek on May 12, 2026, for An Ai-Driven Robotic System For Automated Black Pepper Harvesting.
Inventors include Athira M Thomas; Abin Babu; Anto Joseph; Vivek P B; Souraj K P S; and Zainabath Fahmah Rafeek.
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT Disclosed herein is an AI-driven robotic system (100) for automated black pepper harvesting, the system (100) comprises a power supply module (102) configured to convert input electrical power into regulated direct current voltages. A processing and communication module (104) configured to provide wireless communication and control coordination. A control module (106) configured to perform real-time control of electromechanical components. A vision module (108) configured to capture image or video data of black pepper plants. An artificial intelligence module (110) configured to process the captured image data. A mobility and positioning module (112) configured to rotate a base structure. A robotic manipulation module (114) configured to control movement of a robotic arm. A gripping mechanism (116) configured to selectively grasp and detach identified ripe black pepper berries. A control logic module (118) configured to receive positional data, compute target coordinates of ripe berries, and generate control signals.
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