MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511115088 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, on Nov. 21, 2025, for 'robotic one-dof needling system with real-time force and position feedback.'

Inventor(s) include Behera, Bulbul; and Joseph, Felix Orlando Maria.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure particularly relates to a robotic-assisted single-degree-of-freedom (1-DOF) needling system (100) for real-time percutaneous intervention. The system comprises a robotic actuation mechanism configured to insert a passive surgical need...