1:26'  French France

Tens of thousands of fragments of ancient frescoes, which collapsed during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, lie dormant in the storerooms of Pompeii. A gigantic, unsolved puzzle. What if artificial intelligence and robotics were put to work in archaeology to solve this mystery? That is the bold challenge of a unique scientific project called RePAIR. It brings [...]

Tens of thousands of fragments of ancient frescoes, which collapsed during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, lie dormant in the storerooms of Pompeii. A gigantic, unsolved puzzle. What if artificial intelligence and robotics were put to work in archaeology to solve this mystery? That is the bold challenge of a unique scientific project called RePAIR. It brings together computer scientists and robotics engineers from a dozen countries who will attempt to develop the tools that will one day assist archaeologists. A path fraught with obstacles, a scientific race against time that will last four years. And its outcome is raising immense hopes.

Category:  Documentary 

Genre:  Art