Unilad reported on December 24 that a modern camera robot has recorded unprecedented images from a mysterious area inside the pyramid, where humans have never been able to access.
For centuries, archaeologists and historians have been hindered by the narrow and inaccessible areas in this great structure. One of them is a small tunnel, inclined at 40 degrees, only 20x20cm wide and about 60m long. manual exploration is impossible, but the rapid development of technology has completely changed the situation.
A group of researchers and engineers from the University of Leeds (UK) in collaboration with Dassault system (France) has launched a project called Djedi Project to build a special robot to explore this mysterious area.
Professor Rob Richardson, a member of the robotics design team, said the creation of the device was a huge challenge. The Robots had to be extremely light, and we ended up getting them down to 5kg. Because it is light, it does not require much energy to operate, helping the robot move gently through the tunnel," he said.
After nearly 5 years of research and development, the robot completed this difficult task, recording more than 9 hours of raw footage from the previously unexplored area.
At a depth of about 50m in the tunnel - a few meters before reaching the end - the research team discovered a large rock blocking the path. However, the robot climbed over the rock and recorded images inside a small chamber.
According to Professor Richardson, the floor of the compartment contains intricately painted symbols that were previously unknown. The discovery has led the team to believe that the tunnel is not just an air pipeline as initially hypothesized, but could play a more important role in the structure of the pyramid.
Although the true purpose of the tunnel has not been fully understood, the discovery opens up hope for greater discoveries in the future as technology continues to develop. "We are getting closer to understanding the mysteries left by our ancestors," Professor Richardson hopes.
The discovery from robots not only affirms the power of technology in historical research but also opens the door to the deepest secrets of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
