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The “Djedi” Robot Exploration of the Southern Shaft of the Queen's Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
Author(s) -
Richardson Robert,
Whitehead Shaun,
Ng TC,
Hawass Zahi,
Pickering Andrew,
Rhodes Stephen,
Grieve Ron,
Hildred Adrian,
Nagendran Arjun,
Liu Jason,
Mayfield William,
Tayoubi Mehdi,
Breitner Richard
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of field robotics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.152
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4967
pISSN - 1556-4959
DOI - 10.1002/rob.21451
Subject(s) - pyramid (geometry) , robot , climbing , software deployment , queen (butterfly) , drill , engineering , artificial intelligence , computer science , mechanical engineering , structural engineering , physics , ecology , optics , hymenoptera , software engineering , biology
There are many unanswered questions regarding the construction and purpose of the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt. A climbing robot called “Djedi” has been designed, constructed, and deployed to explore shafts of the queen's chamber within the Great Pyramid. The Djedi robot is based on the concept of inchworm motion and is capable of carrying a long reach drill or snake camera. The robot successfully climbed the southern shaft of the Great Pyramid, deployed its snake camera, and revealed writing not seen for thousands of years. This paper details the design of the robot, including climbing steps in the shaft and lessons learned from experimental deployment. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.