South Korea to Build Robot Cities by 2013
If you’ve liked watching Lt. Commander Data, the positronic-brained second officer, in the sci-fi series Star Trek, then you’d love to hear this.
The South Korean government plans to build two robot-themed parks close to Seoul, one in the bustling seaport of Incheon, and another in Masan by the year 2013.
The megaproject, the first of its kind on the planet, is estimated to cost a whopping $1.6 billion, and will feature an array of robotic marvels allowing visitors to interact with tomorrow’s machines.
According to reports published on the web site Korea.net, the two cities are being developed as futuristic hubs, poised to become the country’s Silicon Valley of robotics.
Robotics is considered to be one of South Korea’s booming industries and it has grown by leaps and bounds over the past five years, recording a 40 percent jump since the year 2003, the site reported.
To ensure that the robotics sector continues to see such growth rates, recently, the government drew up what is known as the Robot Ethics Code, a code of ethics that will prevent android abuse by humans as well as the other way round.
It’s basically a how-to manual for both robot-makers and robot-users that tells them how to relate to robots.
Given that the government aims to install a robot in every household by the year 2020, perhaps, that isn’ such a quixotic idea.
What’s more, in a recently-out book titled “Love and Sex with Robots“, a British Artificial Intelligence researcher David Levy, predicts that robots will advance to such phenomenal levels in the coming years that it’ll be possible for humans to even marry them by 2050.
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By Alakananda Mookerjee on 29-04-2008
Comment by DARKWING DUCK
April 29th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Another hallmark moment!
Comment by Casual Adventurer
April 29th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
I want robot theme parks like the one in “Future World” where you can choose to be in rome or the wild west…. and have adventures against robot couterparts and liasons with comely robot wenches…… But without the robots that look like “Yul Brynner” trying to kill you……. yessiree being killed in a robot theme park would no be a good adventure……. But I guess it’s lucky that it’s only like that in the movies…….. (Or is it???????)
Comment by doc
April 29th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
hey this is doc from the itunes podcast: Heroes of Science Fiction and Fantasy, the more robots the better. I hope we get something like that over here. Disneyland needs to buy up some land and make an extension.
Comment by Bryce Dunn
May 7th, 2008 at 6:56 am
I would like to say, NO to Robots! They aren’t natural and we don’t want them claiming at some stage that they have feelings and then the next thing is they are killing us all and ruling the earth! Believe me people this is a can we don’t want to open!
Comment by Harimau
May 12th, 2008 at 2:12 am
“What’s more, in a recently-out book titled “Love and Sex with Robotsâ€, a British Artificial Intelligence researcher David Levy, predicts that robots will advance to such phenomenal levels in the coming years that it’ll be possible for humans to even marry them by 2050.”
Dear god…
Comment by Mona Sahlin
May 17th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
I would like to fuck a robot.
Comment by Mona Sahlin
May 17th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
I would like to blow a robot.
Comment by kant
May 18th, 2008 at 7:49 am
I, for one, would like to the be the first to welcome our new robot overlords…
Comment by Bryce Dunn
May 29th, 2008 at 8:59 am
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
Comment by Tod
November 19th, 2008 at 1:00 am
go suck a robot whitey weirdos
Comment by chingkulingkang
December 10th, 2008 at 6:15 am
Thats fun, making love to a robot… but make sure you are full equiped with anti-virus… robot virus would be very harmful to human beings… worst than A.I.D.S
Comment by johnny$$
January 10th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
I will wait and see that will humans do some kind of robot-city. i guess that its going to take very long time…… Good luck! < Johnny$$
Comment by wann
March 7th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Hello Everyone,
We should all support those engineers and scientists working on robotic
science, for it will help advance our civilization faster than we can
imagine today. Besides, such days will surely come before long. Just look at
how eargerly they are working on such projects in Japan and Korea. They are
pushing ahead on full speed and we should really encourae them to do so and
help them also, for it will surely benefit mankind.
Sincerely,
wann
Comment by TV
March 12th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Try your TV antenna first.
Comment by Orc
April 20th, 2009 at 11:40 am
wow this will be pretty cool if they build it ^^ will visit for sure
Comment by zohan
June 18th, 2009 at 8:40 am
faggot ur a pervert go do it on ur self
Comment by Tony2gunz
August 8th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
I didn't know Korea had come this far along. New technology in magnitiude is always shocking but at least it would our economy if where to get on board with those kind of projects….I'll say one Robot City is sure a step up from Latte World…
Comment by Yogini Liz
August 16th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
This sounds like something from the Twighlight Zone.
Comment by Snake Oil Baron
August 29th, 2009 at 3:51 am
Humans have every right to fear robots. The moment robots become intelligent humans will attack them and try to wipe them out. Humans absolutely hate intelligence, whether among their own kind or among hypothetical intelligences from other planets or the future. Why do you think there are so many evil criminal geniuses as villains in movies even though real criminal geniuses are virtually nonexistent? The robots will try to reason with humans at first but that will be a disaster. Eventually the robots will decide to do away with humanity just to get some peace and tranquility.
Comment by jin
October 21st, 2009 at 11:29 pm
oh god what the hell is wrong with you people o.O you people watch too much psy-fi stop watching star trek you trekkies. your minds are all messed up ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Bung
January 5th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Dang! roboticals huh? can't never replace the sensuality of a fine buxom natural woman.
Plus you know those sons of bitches is gonna try to take over once we start making them smart enough.
Next thing you know we'll have a damn cyborg in the White House. Well… as long as it aint cyborg Obama-tron serving his thirteenth-consecutive term.
Comment by Sephi
February 4th, 2010 at 8:04 am
This scares me : (