Robot-themed amusement park slated to open in South Korea

While many US Transformers fans are anxiously awaiting Botcon 2010 which will be held at Disney World this summer, later this year South Korea is slated to get a brand new theme park of its own. What will set this park apart is that it will be the first in the world to revolve around robots.
Thanks to Singularityhub.com, here is some more info on what has become known as "Robot Land."
The world’s first major theme park based on robots is coming to Incheon, South Korea. Robot Land has already raised more than 784.5 billion Won (~$680 million USD) to create the 100+ acre facility which will include theme attractions, a water park, residential/commercial space, and professional areas for research. Set to break ground in November 2010, Robot Land will go live in May of 2012, with a full scale opening in 2013.
This thing is going to packed with robots everywhere you look. There will be exhibition halls for popular robot franchises (Astroboy, Star Wars, Transformers, etc), recreations of movie sets (i-robot, Matrix, Minority Report), and plenty of rides and shows. According to the Robot Land website, the park will feature robot cashiers, robotic performances, and robot themed shopping. There will even be a stadium for robotic competitions.
While it remains to be seen exactly how much of the park will feature Transformers, Robot Land certainly sounds unique and promising.
To view the original article and to see some more concept art of Robot Land, please click here.
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Thanks to Singularityhub.com, here is some more info on what has become known as "Robot Land."
The world’s first major theme park based on robots is coming to Incheon, South Korea. Robot Land has already raised more than 784.5 billion Won (~$680 million USD) to create the 100+ acre facility which will include theme attractions, a water park, residential/commercial space, and professional areas for research. Set to break ground in November 2010, Robot Land will go live in May of 2012, with a full scale opening in 2013.
This thing is going to packed with robots everywhere you look. There will be exhibition halls for popular robot franchises (Astroboy, Star Wars, Transformers, etc), recreations of movie sets (i-robot, Matrix, Minority Report), and plenty of rides and shows. According to the Robot Land website, the park will feature robot cashiers, robotic performances, and robot themed shopping. There will even be a stadium for robotic competitions.
While it remains to be seen exactly how much of the park will feature Transformers, Robot Land certainly sounds unique and promising.
To view the original article and to see some more concept art of Robot Land, please click here.
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