MUMBAI, India, Aug. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611077685 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology Mandi on June 23, 2026, for Heterogeneous Drone Swarm And Mobile Robot System For Autonomous Pothole Detection, Volume Estimation And Repair Under Challenging Light Conditions.

Inventors include Yogesh Dasgaonkar; Rahul; Deokrishna Kumar Choudhary; Dr. Radhe Shyam Sharma; Dr. Dube Dheeraj Prakash; and Dr. Neha Shukla.

The application for the patent was published on August 07, 2026, under issue no. 32/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heterogeneous autonomous pothole management system (100) configured for automated pothole detection, localization, volume estimation, repair-mater...