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DIDEN Robotics

DIDEN Robotics (DIDEN Robotics Co., Ltd.) is a Seoul-area KAIST Hu-bo Lab spinout founded in 2024 building magnetic-foot climbing robots for shipyard welding,…

Founded
2024
HQ
Seoul, South Korea
Status
private

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As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies DIDEN Robotics: 1 model. 7 sources back the record.

CategoryQuadrupeds

Overview

DIDEN Robotics (DIDEN Robotics Co., Ltd.) is a Seoul-area KAIST Hu-bo Lab spinout founded in 2024 building magnetic-foot climbing robots for shipyard welding, inspection, and painting. Flagship quadruped is Diden Spider / DIDEN 30; follow-on biped Diden Walker is in development. Company site didenrobotics.com; Physical AI sim stack branded DIDEN World.

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Key facts

KAIST Hu-bo Lab spinout / shipyard focus (company + KAIST)

KAIST News (Sep 30 2025) and company context: DIDEN Robotics (DIDEN Robotics Co., Ltd.) was jointly founded in March 2024 by KAIST Mechanical Engineering Hu-bo Lab / DRCD alumni (CEO Joon-Ha Kim / Kim Jun-ha). Targets shipbuilding and ship-operations automation with magnetic-foot climbing robots and a proprietary Physical AI sim platform (DIDEN World). Collaborations cited with Samsung Heavy Industries, HD Hyundai Samho, Hanwha Ocean, and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering

Samsung Heavy Industries welding trials (Sep 2025)

Reported (KAIST News + Robotics and Automation News, Sep 30 2025): DIDEN completed longitudinal stiffener crossing, Seungwol (ascend/cross), and welding tests on blocks under construction with Samsung Heavy Industries. Broader welding / inspection / painting deployment targeted from 2H 2026 per KAIST. Cap: KAIST / trade press; not an independent production audit

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