Djedi Project

The Djedi Project was an international archaeological robotics exploration of the inaccessible interior shafts in the Great Pyramid of Giza, particularly those in the Queen's Chamber. The name derived from Djedi, the ancient Egyptian magician consulted by Pharaoh Khufu when planning his famous pyramid.

The team was managed by University of Leeds and supported by Dassault Systèmes in France with research lead Professor Rob Richardson. Its central objective was to deploy a minimally invasive robotic system capable of navigating the shafts, in order to gather evidence about their function. Development of the robotic system took several years, with the 20cm width of the shafts posing as the main technical challenge.

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