South Korea set to build "Robot Land"
By Donald Melanson 
posted Aug 27th 2007 11:55AM
posted Aug 27th 2007 11:55AM
South Korea already has a pretty decent claim on being the land of robots, but it looks like the country is now trying to make it official, with it soon set to begin construction on an industrial city designed specifically for the robotics industry. Of course, this so-called "Robot Land" won't be all work an no play, with exhibition halls and, yes, even a stadium for robot competitions planned in addition to the usual research centers and homes for manufacturers and parts suppliers. According to Korea.net, a government committee will pick the site for the city this November, with construction then set to get underway sometime in 2009 (with the help of more than a few robot workers no doubt). While complete details on funding won't be announced until after the site is chosen, it'll apparently cost somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 billion won (or roughly $530 million), 50 billion won of which is expected to come from the government.[Via WaziWazi, thanks Daanish]
Robo land is always welcome....Any contacts in the inner circles what kind of technologies the land is planning to develop?
I for one welcome our new robot overlords.
the old clichés are the best, aren't they...
If they are going to be our overlords, they better bring their ISP's with them. Assuming they did, I'm not sure I'd mind.
If they make a gunslinger robot in Yul Brenner's likeness, I am there :)
I thought this post was going to be about a theme park!! :(
So did I until I read your comment!
I think I found Big Foot!
Is anyone else excited and frightened at the prospect of there being a robotic revolt in this city one day?
Heck... we humans can barley get a revolt going! Maybe the bots can teach us a thing or 2!
This totally reminds me of the old NES game MegaMan...now lets just wait for a robotic genius to go rogue.
When the Koreans find out the park isn't a virtual one inside some MMO they play, the park will be closed faster than a zergling rush.
West World anyone????
"Are you Sarah Connor?"
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Ron
http://www.flektor-blog.com
Zion!
Erm, nevermind... I think I forgot the name of the first robot city/nation in the Matrix.
I know a better name: Westworld.
That picture is terrifying.
Dangit! Doolittle beat me to the West World-related quotes! grrrr. That was really the only reason I clicked this article.
oh god...its itchy and scratchy land....someone quick! grab a bunch of cameras!
Wait so South Korea is building Japan?
No, I think those two nations are pretty much even. They're both insane, and they're both better than, well, nearly everywhere else.
it was a joke. About robots.
Law I / A robot may not harm a human or, by inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
Law II / A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the first law
Law III / A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the first or second law
Law IV / "CLASSIFIED"
Detective Del Spooner: nothing here, just lights and clockwork. Go ahead, you trust 'em if you want to.
IMDB.COM - I, Robot, 2004 Will Smith
http://imdb.com/title/tt0343818/quotes
I, Robot pwned S. Korea!
This photo looks like a robotic dramatization of the girl thrown into the water scene, from Frankenstein.
Itchy and Scratchy land. And for the rest of us who are older than Paris Hilton - WESTWORLD!
-and they both lived happily ever after.
The End.
Well they cant do a worst job of runnung the world than we are. All hail to our robot overlords.
Guess I should have spell checked that!