Updated Feb.13,2009 11:10 KST

Korea to Get World's First Robot Theme Park

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A theme park called Robot Land will be built in Incheon and Masan, the first of its kind. The Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Thursday it would set up the park in the two cities by 2014.

An artist's impression of the world's first robot theme park to be built in Incheon and Masan

The park, designed to bolster the country's robotics industry, will house play equipment, experience zones, exhibition halls, a stadium, research and education centers, and corporate facilities.

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