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Roboland, country’s first-of-its-kind amusement park, opens in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — A brand-new theme park that allows visitors to come face-to-face with robots and technology innovation has officially opened in Orlando.

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Roboland officially opened Thursday at 6464 International Drive. It is billed as the first robotics and technology innovation amusement park in the U.S.

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The one-of-a-kind experience will allow guests to check out robotic animals, interactive exhibits, food made by robots and more, providing a glimpse into the future of technology.

Guests to the museum will be able to see the world-famous Sophia the Robot, the most sophisticated that looks and acts just like a human being and has more than 70 facial expressions and the ability to understand, recognize and remember everything, and carry on a conversation as if she was a real person all with the help of her advanced artificial intelligence system.

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Also on hand is Titan the Root, the larger-than-life robot who made his debut on “Britain’s Got Talent” and has been rowing audiences ever since, including a shop-stopping act with Rihanna.

Roboland is open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $34.95 for children and $39.95 for adults.

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Adam Poulisse, WFTV.com

Adam Poulisse joined WFTV in November 2019.