GIF of a robotic arm gripping an eggshell (Image source: Daimon Robotics)
AsianFin— Daimon Robotics, a high-tech startup incubated by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, announced the release of three groundbreaking embodied intelligence products on Wednesday.
The company introduced the world’s first multi-dimensional, high-resolution, high-frequency visual-tactile sensor DM-Tac W, a five-finger dexterous hand DM-Hand1, and the portable, wearable teleoperation system DM-EXton.
Leading the trio is the DM-Tac W, a sensor that sets a new benchmark in robotic tactile perception. By embedding a camera into the sensor, it captures real-time deformation data via changes in a light field when an object makes contact.
Daimon Robotics developed proprietary algorithms to analyze these changes, giving the sensor dense and stable tactile feedback. Boasting 40,000 sensing units per square centimeter—vastly more than the human hand’s 240 units—the DM-Tac W offers hundreds of times more sensitivity than existing array-based tactile sensors.
The DM-EXton, weighing just 2.5kg, mimics the mobility of a lightweight laptop. With 54 degrees of freedom and a data acquisition frequency over 800Hz, it allows zero-latency teleoperation across a 30-meter wireless range. It is also fully compatible with major commercial robotic platforms, making it a powerful tool for robotic training and remote manipulation.
CEO and co-founder Duan Jianghua, a Ph.D. graduate from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and postdoc at HKUST, emphasized that Daimon Robotics is pushing the frontiers of multi-modal tactile sensing and intelligent manipulation. With these new tools, the company aims to solve one of embodied intelligence's key commercialization bottlenecks: the lack of robust, scalable tactile perception.
Founded in August 2023, Daimon Robotics has rapidly emerged as a global leader in tactile multi-modal R&D, headquartered in Shenzhen with R&D hubs in Hong Kong and Boston. The team focuses on advanced tactile sensors, topological design of robotic hands, and end-to-end imitation learning.
Co-founder and Chief Scientist Wang Yu previously chaired the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society’s Manufacturing Automation Committee and served as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. He also co-founded the Robotics Institute at HKUST with Professor Li Zexiang.
Backed by Kinzon Capital in its angel round, Daimon Robotics has since attracted investment from Jinding Capital, Guozhong Capital, Lenovo Ventures, and other institutions. Publicly listed Marsman recently disclosed a minority stake in the company.
In February 2025, Daimon signed a strategic cooperation deal with Shenzhen Lenovo Manufacturing-as-a-Service, joining Lenovo's SME Pilot Base Project to accelerate deployment of Daimon’s technology in smart manufacturing.
Despite skepticism over the short-term commercial viability of embodied robotics, Daimon Robotics is focused on building foundational capabilities for long-term success. “Even the best products may not yield profits immediately,” said Yao Haibo, Founding Partner at Kunzhong Capital. He noted that 2025 will be a “survival period” for robotics startups, where maintaining speed and leadership outweigh short-term profitability.
The DM product family—DM-Tac W, DM-Hand1, and DM-EXton—integrates sensing, manipulation, and learning into a full-stack solution. These products are now available to global developers, with initial use cases in logistics, manufacturing, lab automation, and embodied AI research.
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