DM-EXton2 Debuts at Ces 2026 for Haptic Teleoperation
The 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place in Las Vegas, where Daimon Robotics unveiled DM-EXton2, the world’s first haptic feedback teleoperation data acquisition system. The system targets the bottleneck of "high-quality training data" that limits faster progress in intelligent robotics. It supports wider robot universalisation and more substantial autonomy by supplying better real-world training inputs.
Teleoperation data acquisition systems connect human skill with robotic intelligence. They enable operators to remotely control robots while capturing multidimensional data, including motion, force control, and tactile sensation. This teleoperation data then provides high-quality training material for autonomous learning. As AI accelerates, robotics teams now face a sharper shortage of physical-world data than computing power or algorithms. Haptic feedback teleoperation sits at the centre of this shift because it converts human experience into machine "physical intuition".
DM-EXton2 builds on its predecessor’s low latency, high precision and heterogeneous compatibility. Daimon refined the structure and improved ergonomics to support longer, more comfortable sessions and more consistent data acquisition.
A snap-on quick-change design lets operators switch between controlpad mode and glove mode in seconds, without tools. The design supports grippers, dexterous hands and other end-effectors. This flexibility cuts task-switching costs, lowers deployment friction and speeds up iteration across different robot platforms.
DM-EXton2 also stands out for its haptic feedback, which gives robots a sense of "touch" during teleoperation. The system sends real-time contact force and pressure signals back to the operator. Operators use this feedback to improve success rates in delicate work such as handling fragile objects and performing precise plugging and unplugging. Teams can also capture high-quality robot training data more efficiently, even when vision fails, because operators retain control. When cameras lose the view, operators can still judge object properties through force feedback and maintain stable grasping and placement.
At CES, Daimon also showcased vision-based tactile perception hardware, which attracted intense attention from global robot manufacturers, experts, and media.
HKUST incubated Daimon, and Prof. Michael Yu Wang, founding director of the HKUST Robotics Institute, and Dr Duan Jianghua co-founded the company. Daimon brings deep technical expertise, scientific research and development capabilities, and experience scaling products to an annual revenue of billions.
Daimon commits to building dexterous manipulation infrastructure for embodied intelligence. Through its "3D" strategy, Device, Data, Deployment, the company creates a closed loop from perception to execution. It aims to scale the delivery of dexterous skills through DaaS (Data as a Service) and VTLA (Vision-Tactile-Language-Action) models, enabling robots to generalise manipulation skills across real-world environments.