The Pierce team designed and developed a fully autonomous robotic system for the scanning, preservation, and geometric reconstruction of ceramic fragments. The system's central chamber also incorporates automated temperature and humidity controls to protect fragile ancient artifacts, while its solar-powered charging capability for the integrated portable batteries enables the system to operate at remote archaeological excavation sites.
The processing workflow includes image scanning, extraction of polygonal outlines, a recursive reconstruction algorithm, and presentation of the results through the team's website, which features integrated Artificial Intelligence.