Unilad reported on December 24 that a modern camera robot recorded unprecedented images from a mysterious area inside the pyramid, which humans have never had access to.
For centuries, archaeologists and historians have been hampered by the narrow, inaccessible areas of this massive structure. One of these is a small, 40-degree inclined tunnel measuring just 20x20cm and extending some 60m. Manual exploration was impossible, but advances in technology have changed that.
A team of researchers and engineers from the University of Leeds (UK) in collaboration with Dassault Systemes (France) has launched a project called Djedi Project to build a special robot to explore this mysterious area.
Professor Rob Richardson, who was part of the robot’s design team, said that creating the device was a huge challenge. “The robot had to be extremely light, and we ended up getting it down to 5kg. Because it was so light, it didn’t require much power to operate, allowing the robot to move smoothly through the tunnel,” he said.
After nearly five years of research and development, the robot completed the difficult task, recording more than nine hours of raw footage from the previously unexplored area.
About 50m into the tunnel – a few metres before reaching the end – the team discovered a large boulder blocking the path. However, the robot managed to get past the boulder and recorded images inside a small chamber.
According to Professor Richardson, the floor of the chamber contains intricately painted symbols that have never been seen before. This discovery leads the team to believe that the tunnel is not just an air shaft as initially hypothesized, but may play a more important role in the structure of the pyramid.
While the true purpose of the tunnel remains unknown, the discovery opens up the hope of greater discoveries in the future as technology continues to advance. "We are getting closer to understanding the mysteries our ancestors left behind," Professor Richardson said.
The robot's discovery 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.
