MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541123552 A) filed by Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 8, 2025, for 'autonomous surface vehicle system for intelligent aquatic debris detection and collection.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. P. Kumar; and Raghavan.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 6, under issue no. 06/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The Autonomous Surface Vehicle System for Intelligent Aquatic Debris Detection and Collection is an innovative robotic solution designed to address the global challenge of water pollution through the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (M...