The soft probe "swells" inside the architectural monument so as not to cause damage
The secrets of the Great Pyramid at Giza must be revealed by an inflatable robotic airship. It will be launched inside a 4,500-year-old historic site, where a "secret room" was discovered using muon tomography in November 2017.
This discovery, led by an international team of archaeologists, historians and physicists, has been hailed as the most significant in the history of Giza's discoveries since the 19th century. The origin of the camera is unknown, and whether it contains any artifacts. The statement about her research sounds intriguing.
The probe will penetrate into the pyramid through a 3.5-centimeter hole drilled in the wall. And only there he will "swell" and begin to explore rooms and corridors unknown to scientists, including the notorious 30-meter void.
The soft, minimally invasive drone will be designed in such a way as to be easy to maneuver and not cause even minimal damage to the architectural monument. The remote-controlled device will be equipped with high-resolution sensors and cameras.
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After completing its mission, the robot will return to its docking station and will be retrieved through the same tube through which it will enter the pyramid.
The airship is currently being developed by scientists from the Inria Research Institute and the National Center for Scientific Research, which are based in Paris. The project itself was initiated by ScanPyramids, the same research team from Cairo University and the Institute for Innovative Heritage Preservation (HIP) that made the historic discovery in Giza in November.
The exact timing of the launch of the robot inside the Great Pyramid is not named. This will require a special permit from the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. But once the device is developed, it can be used to help explore heritage sites around the world.
Olga Solodovnikova
