MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511019700 A) filed by Chandigarh Engineering College Jhanjeri on March 05, 2025, for Automated Citrus Fruit Harvesting Device.
Inventor includes Dr. Puneet Kumar.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: An automated citrus fruit harvesting device , comprising a rectangular base 101 having motorized omnidirectional wheels 102 for a locomotion of the base 101, a rigid L-shaped member 103 with a telescopic gripper 104 having a toggle mechanism 105, for shaking the tree, an artificial intelligence-based imaging unit 106, in synchronization with an ultrasonic sensor determine location of orange tree, plurality of L-shaped telescopic links 107 for catching the harvested oranges, a suction unit 109 for collection of harvested fruits into the chamber via a hose, a temperature sensor detects a temperature of fruits in the chamber, a Peltier unit for maintaining temperature of the oranges.
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