MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641086699 A) filed by National Institute Of Technology Calicut on July 15, 2026, for An Automated System For In-Situ Vegetable Grafting With Vision-Assisted Distributed Control And Method Thereof.
Inventors include Abel C. Dixon; Ajin J; Devaiah John; Tarala Trilokesh; Dr. Maneesh Chandran; Dr. Sudheer A. P; Dr. Surya Prakash Matcha; and Dr. Teja Reddy Vakamalla.
The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.
Abstract: The present disclosure proposes an automated system (100) for in-situ grafting of seedlings within trays, incorporating a vision- assisted distributed control for real-time alignment, cutting, and clipping operations. The automated system (100) comprises a structural frame (102), a platform bed (108), a rootstock gripping unit (114), a rootstock cutting unit (120), a bottom scion gripping unit (128), a scion cutting unit (134), a top scion gripping unit (140), a stepper motor (146), a magnetic clip feeding unit (148), a capturing unit (158), and a control unit (162). The automated system (100) includes a clip application mechanism configured for automated joining, thereby simplifying the graft securing process, reducing manual intervention, and ensuring consistent application force at the graft junction. The automated system (100) supports sequential processing of multiple seedlings using automated tray positioning, thereby significantly increasing operational throughput, reducing cycle time, and enabling efficient large-scale agricultural production.
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