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South Korea to build city dedicated to robots
South Korea, like Japan, is basically a place in which we can see what our future will be like. Their relatively small sizes allow for newer technologies to be implemented faster, so stuff that's there now will hit our shores in a few years. If South Korea can really been seen as a look into our future, it looks like our future will be full of a lot of robots.
That's because South Korea is planning to build "Robot Land," an industrial city built specifically for the robotics industry. It'll have all sorts of facilities for the research, development, and production of robots, as well as things like exhibition halls and even a stadium for robot-on-robot competitions. The $530 million project should get underway sometime in 2009, which means we should see our own robot city here in the States around 2013.
By cmysites at 10:52 PM ON 08/27/07
I really like these cool concentrated cities. They are doing them a lot in the UAE (financial centers, and others) where they concentrate similar industries in one areas and they are built to represent their identity as an organization. I really like the concept and would like to see how Korea's will match up to the UAE.
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By Gavin Hudson at 11:35 AM ON 05/25/08
I have to say that this is news to me... and I live in S. Korea. But I know far from everything about the country. Where can I learn more about this?
By korean at 8:20 PM ON 06/09/08
that's very interesting news.
I copyed your post in my blog. thanks
By Bryce Dunn at 5:26 AM ON 06/11/08
I would like you all to take this seriously!
Humans don’t know what they are getting themselves into! Its opening a very big mechanical tin of robot worms! I won’t rest until I stop these robots! If we keep laughing about it and having sex with robots and not taking the matter seriously we could all be enslaved and even used as batterys to power the evil ‘borgs! I’m going to start by making a film to open everyones eyes. It’s called E=MCRobot. Look out for it and wish me luck! I’ll report back soon! In the mean time don’t befriend anything that has a microchip for a brain!
Got to go! We don’t have much time!
Good luck everyone!
Bryce
By eslbean at 4:11 AM ON 07/18/08
By Concerned at 2:16 PM ON 07/26/08
I am in full agreement with Bryce here. Has no one actually watched the Terminator? We are biting off much more robotic madness than we can chew. Everyone knows you can't chew any robotic madness.
I have heard about this movie, and I really hope it makes an impact on people. It's starring Daniel Day Lewis and Daniel D Waldron, isn't it? Quite a line up!
By flushy5itty at 11:34 PM ON 08/27/08
Don't know how far 530 million goes in south korea... But I do know that a football stadium just went up near me for $950 million. Yes, that is one single building. And they are talking an entire futuristic city? for 530? with robots? Are you kidding me? If dollars carry that well there... I'll be on the next plane!
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