MUMBAI, India, July 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621067715 A) filed by Marwadi University on May 29, 2026, for Device For Assistive Search And Concealment Detection.

Inventors include Upadhya. Karthik; Annavarapu. Srivek; Simrin Fathima Syed; Dr. Madhu Shukla; Vipul Ladva; Akshay Ranpariya; and Neel Dholakia.

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

Abstract: A device for assistive search and concealment detection, comprising a cuboidal structure 101 as a bot, a motorized tristar wheels 102 to enable navigation on flat and elevated surfaces, a rotatable artificial intelligence (AI) camera 103 for capturing facial expressions of a suspect and premises of the suspect, a microphone 104 and a speaker 105 for interacting with the suspect, a micro-tapping actuator 107 to excite the suspected surface, a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) 108 to detect presence, depth, and approximate shape of concealed items or subsurface anomalies, a passive thermal camera 110 to scans suspected wall for identifying thermal irregularities caused by air gaps, concealed volumes, or recently accessed hiding spaces, an endoscopic inspection camera 113 to probe the interior of the cavity through the drilled hole, and a laser projection unit 115 to physically mark the exact suspected locations directly onto the real-world surfaces in front of officers.

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