Didden Robotics Demonstrates Quadrupedal Robot at Amazon Technology Event

The Only Korean Startup to Receive an Invitation

Physical AI startup Didden Robotics announced on April 7 that it participated in the invitation-only conference 'MARS 2026' hosted by Amazon and demonstrated its quadrupedal industrial robot, 'Didden Spider'.

Didden Robotics/Photo by Ben Rose Photography

MARS stands for Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics, and Space. It is an exclusive technology event hosted by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos since 2016, attended by about 200 scientists, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders.

The event, held in the United States last month, invited 20 teams, including global robotics companies and university research labs. Didden Robotics was the only Korean startup to receive an invitation, while a research team from KAIST was invited in the university category and participated together.

Didden Robotics showcased both the Didden Spider and its industrial bipedal platform, 'Didden Walker', focusing on a demonstration of the Didden Spider. The highlight of the demonstration was the robot's ability to walk over work holes on steel structures.

The Didden Spider utilizes Electromagnetic Permanent Magnet (EPM) technology, which allows it to move freely across floors, walls, and ceilings of steel surfaces. The robot's stable walking across irregular structures, replicating the shipyard environment with welding marks, ledges, and pipes, drew significant attention from attendees.

Didden Robotics is a physical AI company founded in March 2024 by four researchers from the Humanoid Robot Research Center in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KAIST. The company develops both hardware, such as actuators, electronics, and mechanisms, and software, including locomotion control, vision AI, and simulation-based learning, entirely in-house. Currently, Didden Robotics is collaborating with major domestic shipbuilders and holds on-site references for performing welding tasks in actual ship production processes.

Junha Kim, CEO of Didden Robotics, said, "There was not a single mistake during the demonstration of our robots in front of global robotics and AI leaders, including Jeff Bezos. Based on the interest we received at this event, we plan to seek collaborations with global companies and further focus on developing robots like the Spider and humanoids for real-world industrial applications."

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