Plans for the world’s first robot-themed amusement park have been gaining wind in their sails, and hopes are that “Incheon Robot Land” in South Korea will mostly be completed by 2012, and open for visitors by the following year. This is exciting news for anyone who first started following the project since it began being talked about in 2007.

The theme park will be quite massive, covering 767, 287 square feet, and will be divided into four “worlds”, much like Disneyland. They include “Robot Kingdom”, “Fun City”, “Robotopia”, and “Kidbot Village”. Each of these areas will be unique and offer much more than just rollercoasters, with many attractions said to have never been seen before. Sounds like fun for everyone.

Besides the various rides and robotic wonders, which include a 4D space ride, the vicinity will also be used for educational and other purposes. The Incheon Robot Land’s office will be erected there, as well as a KAIST Robot Graduate School which will offer top robot research facilities, there will be a robot museum, robot-themed restaurants, shops, and even a daycare. They really did think of everything it seems.

Besides the various rides and robotic wonders, which include a 4D space ride, the vicinity will also be used for educational and other purposes. The Incheon Robot Land’s office will be erected there, as well as a KAIST Robot Graduate School which will offer top robot research facilities, there will be a robot museum, robot-themed restaurants, shops, and even a daycare. They really did think of everything it seems.

As can be expected, all those facilities, including the numerous robots that will serve various purposes around the theme park, will cost a pretty penny. The entire project has been given a budget of $18.1 million US dollars, and plans are for construction to begin as early as this summer, pending a public hearing at the Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy. Incheon Robot Land will be promoted as a global attraction and will hope to attract many international tourists, which will help make up the costs. The park is expected to employ around 90,000 employees every year, which will definitely help the economy too.

[source Korea IT Times]