POMPEII, Italy (Reuters) — Pompeii’s ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, could get a second life thanks to a pioneering robotic system designed to support archaeologists in one of their most painstaking tasks: reassembling fragmented artefacts. The technology, developed under an EU-funded project called RePAIR, combines advanced image recognition, AI-driven puzzle-solving and ultra-precise robotic hands to accelerate traditionally slow and often frustrating restoration work.