MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541117830 A) filed by Dr. S. Kamalakkannan; and S. A. Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Nov. 27, 2025, for 'autonomous rescue robot for coal mine disaster management.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. S. Kamalakkannan.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 23, under issue no. 04/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Coal mine disasters are risky and frequent occurrences that, demand immediate rescue operations. Such disasters often lead to a dangerous rise in harmful gases like carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (COD), accompanied by a reduction in oxygen (OD) levels and extremely high...