MUMBAI, India, July 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621067746 A) filed by Marwadi University on May 29, 2026, for Aquatic Crop Harvesting System For Floatable Cultivation Zones.

Inventors include Hemavardhan; Vishwa Siraga; Simrin Fathima Syed; Dr. Madhu Shukla; Vipul Ladva; and Neel Dholakia.

The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.

Abstract: An aquatic crop harvesting system for floatable cultivation zones, comprises of a platform 101 integrated with buoyancy means 102, to provide floatability and enable navigation over water surfaces in cultivation zones, a propulsion assembly attached to the platform 101 to enable controlled movement, a ballast stabilization arrangement, attached to the platform 101 to regulate flotation depth and maintain stability, an array of visual crop identification cameras 106, attached to the platform 101 to scan water surfaces for crop type, maturity, disease detection and harvest eligibility, an extendable environmental probe array, attached to the platform 101 to measure aquatic parameters, a harvesting assembly, attached to the platform 101 to guide vegetation and perform cutting above sediment level, and a crop retrieval articulated linkage 111, attached to the harvesting assembly to transfer and segregate harvested components into storage compartments 112.

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