MUMBAI, India, July 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621067659 A) filed by Parul University on May 29, 2026, for Autonomous Maintenance Device For Solar Panels.

Inventors include Bokka Mahesh Babu; Uday Kiran Bandikanti; Bokka Hemanth; Sivarla Yashwanth; Anuradha Prakash Gharge; and Manju Yadav.

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

Abstract: An autonomous maintenance device for solar panels, comprises of a housing 101 with a locomotion means using caterpillar wheels 102 for movement across solar panel surfaces, a monitoring unit configured to capture images and detect edge dimensions, contamination, stains, and environmental conditions, a control u...