Robot Land, the world's first robot theme park is set to open in South Korea highlighting robotics and artificial intelligence as its main attractions.
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| The Robot Taekwon V, a famous character of Korean animation film will be featured in Robot Land. |
Slated to open in 2016, Robot Land will include a family-friendly amusement park with rides and attractions, waterpark and hotel, but will also be home to a graduate school for robotics, research and development lab, as well as a residential complex, retail center and condominium.
Spanning 387,505 square meters in Incheon, 30 km from Seoul and 15 minutes from the Incheon airport, Robot Land is a tri-level investment from national and local governments, as well as private developers, and is estimated to cost US$625 million.
Though details remain scarce, one of the main mandates will be to offer more “Asian and Korean content” in order to differentiate itself from other theme parks.
The park will also be a mix of high-tech entertainment and educational attractions.
Robot Kingdom, for instance, will feature a Robot Gaming Arena as well as a pavilion that will demonstrate how robots may be used in the year 2030, particularly when it comes to assisting seniors with housework, medical check-ups, and dementia prevention.
At Robot City, visitors can take a spin on water rides and go-karts as well as take in a completely robotic fish aquarium, which will replicate marine life such as jellyfish, fish and lobster in robot form.
And attractions at the Kidbot Village will include a flying robot coaster, Ferris wheel, Bot Bounce jump ride, merry-go-round of robot animals and education center.--Source: Periscope Post