Samsung Heavy Industries has carried out successful trials of a new industrial walking robot designed for welding and inspection on ships, marking a step toward wider automation in one of South Korea’s most labor-intensive industries.
The technology comes from Diden Robotics, a startup founded in 2024 by alumni of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology’s (KAIST) Hu-bo Lab.
Its quadrupedal robot, known as Diden 30, uses magnetic feet and autonomous navigation to move across steel walls and ceilings, and has demonstrated the ability to cross shipyard structures such as longitudinal stiffeners. [Read more…] about Samsung tests Diden robots for shipyard welding and automation