# DIDEN Robotics: quadruped robotics company

Canonical ID: `f44c2fd3-b1e6-48ad-aa4c-c7927d6b3c33`

## 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
- **Diden Spider magnetic quadruped (primary):** DIDEN Robotics' site describes [Diden Spider](/models/diden-spider.md) as a magnetic-foot [quadruped](/quadrupeds) built to move over steps and obstacles inside ship blocks and on vertical or curved steel, and says it can carry manipulators and inspection gear for welding and inspection. The same products section also lists Diden Walker and Diden [Humanoid](/humanoids). Treat the platform description as company-stated ([DIDEN Robotics](https://www.didenrobotics.com))
- **Site-listed pre-A headline (primary):** The company site's press list includes an August 2025 item whose headline describes a 7 billion won pre-A round tied to shipyard robots. Treat the round size as a company-listed headline, not as a separately audited filing ([DIDEN Robotics](https://www.didenrobotics.com))

- **Slug:** diden-robotics
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2024
- **HQ:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Category:** [Quadrupeds](/quadrupeds)

## Models

- [Diden Spider (DIDEN 30)](/models/diden-spider.md) (quadruped) (id: `a1f27144-3e6e-49ac-a308-efa45175ca7c`)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is 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, 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.

### What does DIDEN Robotics make?

DIDEN Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Diden Spider (DIDEN 30) (DIDEN Robotics builds physical robots).

### Is DIDEN Robotics publicly traded?

No. DIDEN Robotics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in DIDEN Robotics?

DIDEN Robotics is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is DIDEN Robotics headquartered?

DIDEN Robotics is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

### Who owns DIDEN Robotics?

DIDEN Robotics is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Where does DIDEN Robotics operate robots?

DIDEN Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is DIDEN Robotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, DIDEN Robotics ranks in roughly the top 100% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (8)

1. https://www.kaist.ac.kr/newsen/html/news/?mng_no=52650&mode=V · 2025-09-30
2. https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/09/30/samsung-tests-diden-robots-for-shipyard-welding-and-automation/95019/ · 2025-09-30
3. https://www.mk.co.kr/en/business/12038161 · 2026-05-06
4. https://x.com/ctorobotics/status/2103430047600087182 · 2026-09-25
5. https://www.didenrobotics.com/en/ · 2026-09-25
6. https://www.instagram.com/p/DdyyIwiEm1z/ · 2026-09-26
7. https://x.com/lukas_m_ziegler/status/2104145738070384966 · 2026-09-27
8. https://www.didenrobotics.com

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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