Robotland, the world's first exhibition complex dedicated to robotics, is scheduled to open in Incheon, South Korea in 2016.

The KRW670.4bn (£381m, US$622m, €460m) project, 30km (18.5 miles) outside of Seoul, is being developed by Robotland Co. Ltd, and is a combination of learning facility and theme park attraction.

Of the site's total area of 767,286sq m (190 acres), 343,950sq m (85 acres) is occupied by the theme and water park element and their associated administration functions, with the theme park comprising three sections.

Robot Kingdom incorporates the Robot History Centre; a 350-seat research and development exhibition; and a 2000-seat Robot Game Arena and Convention Centre.

Robot City offers a water ride called Water Rapid, a single-car, 80-seat roller coaster; a Robot Aquarium; and the AutoFactory, where visitors can experience a robot-operated production and assembly line.

Kidbot Village features a flying robot coaster; a big wheel; a jump ride called Bot Bounce; a merry-go-round known as the Bot-Go-Round; and an education centre.

Elsewhere on the site it is planned to create a robot research and development centre, a post-graduate school of robotics and a Robot Industrial Support Centre. Other facilities are set to include retail outlets, restaurants, condominiums and hotels.

After the South Korean government's original plan for a robot theme park to be completed by 2012 came to nothing, Phase One of construction - which is all the public facilities - is expected to open in September 2016, with Phase Two - the hotels and condos - following by 2018.