Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Thotta Kural - An Autonomous Robotic System For Accessible Cultural Heritage Navigation And Tactile-Narrative Guidance For Visually Impaired Visitors

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641105905 A) filed by K. Mahalakshmi on September 02, 2026, for Thotta Kural - An Autonomous Robotic System For Accessible Cultural Heritage Navigation And Tactile-Narrative Guidance For Visually Impaired Visitors.

Inventors include Mahalakshmi K; Vasanth Raj G; Tharunika V; and Thanushika V.

The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.

Abstract: An autonomous robotic system for guiding visually impaired visitors at cultural heritage sites comprises a mobile platform that navigates between points of interest using a combination of timed motion and visual fiduciary marker detection, and a wireless w...