MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641024451 A) filed by Chennai Institute Of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on March 2, for 'design and method of indigenous agri-surveillance rover with ai-based animal detection for protecting small farms.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. T S. Arulananth; Dr. C. Gnana Kousalya; Dr. S. Vinurajkumar; E Amrish Roshan; Dharshan S; and Hireshkumaran G.
The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This project describes an Indigenous Agri-Surveillance Rover along with AI-based animal detection, which safeguards small farms from animal entry. In this process, it assimilates artificial intelligence, along with the Internet of Things (IoT), which is embedded in dedicated hardware. It comprises the camera module, ESP32 or NodeMCU microcontroller board, motor drivers, buzzer alarm device, LED indicators, and wireless communication system. Live images taken by the camera are processed with AI software for the identification of animals encroaching into the farm region. As soon as an animal is detected, the system triggers the alarm and warning devices and sends notifications to the farmer through an IoT system. The proposed system reduces crop damages, saves human efforts, and presents an economical intelligent solution for protecting crop farms. It will prove beneficial for small and marginal farmers."
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