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Robot Tourism Coming Soon To Korea: Robot Land Project Breaks Ground

Posted by samzenpus on from the east-meets-westworld dept.

Hallie Siegel writes "Korea's Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy (currently the Ministry of Knowledge Economy) first presented the idea for Masan Robot Land and its sister project – the robot theme park in Incheon (west of Seoul) – back in 2007, as part of a larger plan to stimulate Korea's robotic industry by generating public interest in consumer robots. From the article: 'It is expected that Phase One of the construction, which will include development of public facilities such as robot research development center, convention center, robot exhibition hall, and private facilities such as themed parks and youth hostels, will be completed in September, 2016. Phase Two, which includes development of hotels and condominiums, is expected to be complete by the end of 2018. The Masan park was originally scheduled to open in January of 2014.'"

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  1. Nothing.. by Travis+Mansbridge · · Score: 1

    Nothing could possibli go wrong.

  2. Didn't work out so well in "Westworld" by swb · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tourism and robots didn't work out so well.

    1. Re:Didn't work out so well in "Westworld" by Capt.DrumkenBum · · Score: 2

      Good movie though. Thanks for the reminder, think I am going to watch it tonight.

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    2. Re:Didn't work out so well in "Westworld" by bob_super · · Score: 1

      But it's only fair that we get to visit the robot theme park now.
      In a few decades, they'll come to visit us in the Zoo.

    3. Re:Didn't work out so well in "Westworld" by R3d+M3rcury · · Score: 1

      Maybe if they set up a "Futureworld"? No, that might not work out so well either...

    4. Re:Didn't work out so well in "Westworld" by Nethead · · Score: 2

      But in the porn remake, Sexworld, everyone had a happy ending.

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    5. Re:Didn't work out so well in "Westworld" by matbury · · Score: 1

      Worked out OK for the Simpsons at Itchy & Scratchy Land: Their best family vacation ever.

    6. Re:Didn't work out so well in "Westworld" by RespekMyAthorati · · Score: 1

      Or Itchy and Scratchy land.

  3. Now we know by cold+fjord · · Score: 1

    Robot Korea best Korea!

    The North is going to be very angry at being upstaged. The best they can do is march bots.

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  4. Yul Brynner by bickerdyke · · Score: 1

    How many of them will look like Yul Brynner?

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  5. Korean Bender by oldhack · · Score: 1

    Chain-smoking, soju-drinking, samgyopsal-devouring, whore-chasing, and what else? Oh yeah, "kiss my shiny kimchi-farting ass."

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    1. Re:Korean Bender by Megahard · · Score: 1

      At least the theme park will have lots of blackjack and hookers.

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  6. No robot theme park would be complete without by Spy+Handler · · Score: 2

    robots in disguise

  7. Eastworld? by Maltheus · · Score: 2

    Now if only they could make Yul Brynner look a little more Korean.

  8. Which Korea? by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 1

    Granted, it's fairly easy to guess (though you never know what Krazy Kim's planning), but there are two of them. The one this story is talking about is called South Korea. That's its name. It's not called "Korea."

    Just trying to instil a sense of professional journalism here...

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  9. Great! by multimediavt · · Score: 1

    Now, I will have to wait in line at the airport TSA checkpoint behind robots that want to go to South Korea. Like the couple with eight kids isn't enough! Or, will the robots just DHL themselves there?

  10. Re:Robot Tourist? by terryk29 · · Score: 1

    And the first thought I had was "Huh? Tourism through a robot?" (i.e. by teleprescence... Hey, that may not be all that zany a notion...)

  11. Even in a song... by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: 1
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

    "Each resort is maintained by reliable computer technology, and peopled by lifelike robot men and women..."

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  12. Now they outsource Tommy Bartlett! BASTARDS! by Chas · · Score: 1

    You used to be able to go to Tommy Bartlett's Robot World. A whole damn WORLD man! Not just a LAND!

    Not anymore. Damn globalization!

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  13. But I'm no criminal by Boltronics · · Score: 1

    I would have been really interested in this. Actually, I almost went to Korea over the Xmas holidays anyway, but learned that they require fingerprinting now for non-citizens. I ended up staying in Hong Kong instead for the entire duration of my holiday just because of this point. I refuse to be treated like that.

    http://www.businesstraveller.a...

    I see some countries even require visitors to take an iris scan. That's insane.

    http://www.stallman.org/bad-bo...

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