MUMBAI, India, Aug. 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641090939 A) filed by Samskruti College Of Engineering & Technology on July 27, 2026, for An Autonomous Drone-Robot Hybrid With Blockchain Traceability For Precision Farming, Water Conservation, And Soil Carbon Sequestration.
Inventors include Dr. Akella Satyanarayana; Dr. Molumuri Mohan Rao; Deshagouni Divya; Rachakonda Uma; Appidi. Deepika; Dr. Jupudi Vamsikrishna; and Dr. K. Shashidhar.
The application for the patent was published on July 31, 2026, under issue no. 31/2026.
Abstract: The present invention discloses an autonomous drone-robot hybrid system with blockchain traceability for precision farming, water conservation, and soil carbon sequestration. The system comprises an aerial unit equipped with multispectral imaging and navigation sensors configured to survey an agricultural field and generate crop health and moisture maps, and a ground-traversing robotic unit equipped with soil moisture and carbon sensors and a micro-irrigation dispensing mechanism configured to receive zone-specific instructions from the aerial unit and to autonomously perform soil sampling, moisture measurement, carbon sensing, and targeted irrigation at identified zones. The aerial and ground units are communicatively coupled and configured to dock at a solar-powered charging station for recharging and data synchronization. The system further comprises an artificial intelligence module for anomaly detection and task optimization, and a blockchain traceability module configured to immutably record soil health, water usage, and carbon sequestration data on a distributed ledger, thereby providing a transparent, verifiable, and resource- efficient platform for sustainable precision agriculture.
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