MUMBAI, India, July 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621033958 A) filed by Dr. Sonali Bhagwanrao Kulkarni; Dr. Yogesh Diliprao Rajendra; Dr. Pratibha Ratnamala Bhise; Chavan Gaju Shankar; and Simran Najir Maniyar on March 20, 2026, for Autonomous Shopping Cart For Retrieval Of Products From Shelves In Retail Stores.
Inventors include Dr. Sonali Bhagwanrao Kulkarni; Dr. Yogesh Diliprao Rajendra; Dr. Pratibha Ratnamala Bhise; Chavan Gaju Shankar; and Simran Najir Maniyar.
The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.
Abstract: The invention discloses an autonomous shopping cart (100) configured to retrieve retail products from shelves within a retail store and place them into the shopping cart (100). It comprises mobile chassis (106), storage unit (110) having internal compartments (112), and robotic arm assembly (120) including base joint (122), shoulder joint (124), elbow joint (126), and wrist joint assembly (128) actuated by arm actuators (130) for automated retrieval of retail products from shelf arrangements. The robotic arm assembly (120) includes adaptive gripper unit (140) comprising first gripping finger (142a), second gripping finger (142b), support member (144), first stabilizing paddle (146a), second stabilizing paddle (146b), pressure sensors (148), first load sensor (150), slip sensors (152), and compliant contact pads (154). Shopping cart (100) includes first cameras (165), second cameras (168), third camera (172), second load sensor (174), display unit (176), processing unit (180), communication module (182), and obstacle detection sensors (185).
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