MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641127040 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on October 25, 2026, for Dual-Function Robotic Gripper For Simultaneously Holding A Clove Bud And Severing Its Stem.
Inventors include Gunji Bala Murali; Dr. Paul Mansingh; Dr. Balaji K; Dr. Suresh Kumar P; Chandaluri Sri Manaswini; and Vagicharla Gaurav Nag.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: The present invention discloses a dual-function robotic gripper (100) for harvesting clove buds. Two opposed jaw members (16, 18) are fixed to the two carriages (12, 14) of a parallel-jaw actuator (10). Each jaw member is a single C-profile...