The "Djedi" Robot Exploration of the Southern Shaft of the Queen's Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt

    Authors

    R. Richardson; S. Whitehead; T. Ng; Z. Hawass; A. Pickering; S. Rhodes; R. Grieve; A. Hildred; A. Nagendran; J. Liu; W. Mayfield; M. Tayoubi;R. Breitner

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Field Robot.

    Keywords

    PIPE INSPECTION ROBOT; URBAN GAS-PIPELINES; SYSTEM; DESIGN; Robotics

    Abstract

    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. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Field Robotics

    Volume

    30

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    323

    Last Page

    348

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000317018800002

    ISSN

    1556-4959

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