Putting Pompeii's pieces together, with the help of a robot
While the robotics teams worked on designing and building the system, experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning developed algorithms to reconstruct the frescoes.
A fresco is painted on a wall at the "Insula dei Casti Amanti" at the archaeological site of Pompeii as researchers work to develop a robotic system that will help archaeologists reconstruct fragmented frescoes buried for centuries, in Pompeii, Italy, November 27, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE)ByREUTERS
