The Day 100 Children Came First: Robot Park's 5 May Opening
Galaxy Robot Park first opened on 5 May 2026 with about 100 invited children, 70 from single-parent families or with borderline intellectual functioning.
Key takeawayAccording to reports by the Korea Economic Daily and ZDNet Korea on 4 May 2026, Galaxy Corporation opened Galaxy Robot Park, on a 5,000-pyeong site in Godeok-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, on Children's Day, 5 May, inviting about 100 children; 70 of them were from single-parent families or children with borderline intellectual functioning. The Robot Arena programme comprised a robot K-pop concert, a performance in which robots draw portraits, and interactive sessions between children and robots, and coverage of the day said all programmes were free. This was the first public event, distinct from the 21 August official opening.
Who was invited
On 4 May 2026 the Korea Economic Daily reported that Galaxy Corporation would open Galaxy Robot Park the next day, Children's Day, inviting about 100 children. Seventy of them were from single-parent families or were children with borderline intellectual functioning.
KPOPSTARS, reporting on the day itself, said about 100 people attended and that every programme was free. Inviting children who need social support before welcoming general visitors was the park's first scene.
Three programmes in the Robot Arena
According to ZDNet Korea on 4 May, the Children's Day event took place in the Robot Arena and consisted of a robot K-pop concert, a portrait performance in which robots draw portraits themselves, and interactive sessions in which children and robots respond to each other.
KPOPSTARS reported interactive sessions with robots, robot-made portraits and AI-based companionship content on the day. Watching a performance and taking part directly were both built into the same event.
The reported location was Godeok-dong in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, and the site 5,000 pyeong (about 16,500 m²). The songs performed and the types or number of robots on the day were not reported.
What the company said it was aiming for
According to the Korea Economic Daily, CEO Choi Yong-ho said Galaxy Robot Park "will be a starting point from which robot culture expands, beyond a simple themed space", and the company said it would expand step by step from the Robot Arena into a business combining robot-based performances, hands-on experiences and media content.
KPOPSTARS reported Choi's hope that children could experience technology on equal terms and look at the future positively, and the company's plan to run AI- and robot-based hands-on programmes regularly. Africanews carried Choi's explanation that the project aims to help the next generation accept robots naturally as part of everyday life.
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The first scene, carried by international video
On 15 May 2026 Africanews and Euronews ran the same video report on the park that opened on 5 May, saying about 100 children had been invited around the opening — the same scale as Korean reports.
Because both outlets carried the same video, they are counted as one source rather than two independent confirmations. Their coverage is covered in more detail in a separate article on European and African reporting.
Why the first opening and the official opening are kept apart
5 May was a free event for invited guests; the official opening was on 21 August 2026. Seventeen new robot types and the food and drink outlets were added at the official opening, so the robots and programmes children met on Children's Day should not be treated as the line-up after the opening.
The event is also a record of where the park started. Invitation-based events for specific groups followed — an out-of-school youth programme in August and an event for artists with developmental disabilities in September — but each had a different host and purpose and should be checked against its own reports.
Frequently asked questions
What was Galaxy Robot Park's first public opening?
On Children's Day, 5 May 2026, with an event for about 100 invited children. The official opening followed on 21 August 2026.
How many children were invited to Galaxy Robot Park's Children's Day event, and who were they?
According to the Korea Economic Daily, about 100 children were invited, 70 of them from single-parent families or with borderline intellectual functioning. Reports said the programmes were free.
What happened at Galaxy Robot Park's Children's Day event?
The Robot Arena hosted a robot K-pop concert, a performance in which robots drew portraits, and interactive sessions between children and robots. The songs and the number of robots were not reported.
Was Galaxy Robot Park's Children's Day opening its official opening?
No. 5 May was a first public event in the form of an invitation event; the park went through a pre-opening from July and held its official opening on 21 August 2026. For current visitor information, see the Naver listing.