MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621090545 A) filed by Marwadi University; and Bai Sahebba High School on July 24, 2026, for Planting And Soil Handling Device.

Inventors include Pipaliya Astha; Riddhi Patodiya; Muhamadi Abdallah Swalehe; and Smit Kacha.

The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.

Abstract: A planting and soil handling device, comprising of a body 101 having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end comprising a T-shaped handle 102 to be gripped by a user, an imaging unit 103, the imaging unit 103 to capture images of the planting area and communicate with a processor to provide guidance for adaptive plant placement, an expandable semi-cylindrical shell 104 integrated at the distal end of the body 101, the shell 104 configured to be positioned by the user over a soil area for excavation, and post positioning, the shell 104 is pushed into the soil to form a planting cavity, a motorized sliding unit 105, to translate along a vertical axis and carrying an articulated gripper 106 arranged thereon, the articulated gripper 106 configured to engage and lift excavated soil from within the cavity during upward translation of the sliding unit 105.

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