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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"},{"label":"Samsung Heavy Industries welding trials (Sep 2025)","value":"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"},{"label":"Diden Spider magnetic quadruped (primary)","value":"DIDEN Robotics' site describes Diden Spider as a magnetic-foot quadruped 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. Treat the platform description as company-stated ([DIDEN Robotics](https://www.didenrobotics.com))","sourceUrl":"https://www.didenrobotics.com"},{"label":"Site-listed pre-A headline (primary)","value":"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))","sourceUrl":"https://www.didenrobotics.com"}],"aliases":["DIDEN","Diden Robotics","DIDEN Robotics Co., Ltd.","Diden"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":null,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-25T15:57:13.301Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T19:36:01.480Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/diden-robotics","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/diden-robotics","name":"DIDEN Robotics","alternateName":["DIDEN","Diden Robotics","DIDEN Robotics Co., Ltd.","Diden"],"description":"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. 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