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Daxo Robotics @DaxoRobotics
Joined July 2025
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Dexterous hands are trapped in the impossible triangle of cost, durability, and dexterity. A fundamentally new way of thinking is necessary to make the leap.
RoboPapers
@RoboPapers
3 Nov 2025
How can we build robotic hands with truly superhuman dexterity? @DaxoRobotics is developing a unique tendon-driven soft robot hand, which aims to be tougher and more capable than a traditional humanoid hand. Each finger consists of many different tendons, which act in concert to move or manipulate. This is a special episode of RoboPapers where, instead of talking about a scientific paper, we talk to @tom_jiahao, founder of Daxo Robotics, in order to learn both about his background and about how this one-of-a-kind robot hand design works. Watch Episode #40 of RoboPapers with @micoolcho and @chris_j_paxton now!
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Tom Zhang
@tom_jiahao
18 Sep 2025
Solid "handshake" from a cool visitor to our new Austin office @DaxoRobotics. We are still surprised every time we interact with our robotic hand -- it has a strong grip but doesn't hurt you. So much fun nerding out with Scott @GoingBallistic5 on robotics and hand design. Come visit again when v1 is ready! P.S. if you are a mechanical engineer with experience in mechanism & actuator design, DFM, rapid prototyping (sheet metal, laser cut, 3D print), please DM me.
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Tom Zhang
@tom_jiahao
8 Sep 2025
Looking for an experienced mechanical engineer in Austin TX. We iterate in a matter of weeks. You will lead a paradigm shift in robotics with our team. We promise magic very very soon.
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Tom Zhang
@tom_jiahao
3 Sep 2025
Received a "surprise" call from the robot. If it can tap, swipe, and type, it can interface with the smart tools built for humans.
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Tom Zhang
@tom_jiahao
13 Aug 2025
"What are the use cases for your robot?" Having to ask this question is a problem in itself. Why don't we ask ourselves why we buy a smartphone or a laptop? True generality brings economies of scale and the largest market. It just needs to be done right.
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Brett Adcock
@adcock_brett
3 Aug 2025
Daxo Robotics teased 'superhuman dexterity' for its in-development robotic hand In the video, the soft hand can be seen holding a pen backward, suggesting it may be able to write backward — thus the superhuman ability Details remain under wraps

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The philosophy behind muscle v0. Appreciate the depth of questions from @MarwaEldiwiny and @GoingBallistic5.
Marwa ElDiwiny@MarwaEldiwiny
2 Aug 2025
New podcast episode with Tom Zhang @tom_jiahao @DaxoRobotics Full interview: youtu.be/-s-HR3345pc Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6oD…
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Tom Zhang
@tom_jiahao
1 Aug 2025
How many dexterous robotic hands are capable of drawing a circle? Not by moving the arm around but by wiggling the fingers. Full autonomy, too.
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Tom Zhang
@tom_jiahao
30 Jul 2025
We are working on something that has never been done before in robotics. Incredibly challenging but will set the foundation for superhuman dexterity. Stay tuned.
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Tom Zhang
@tom_jiahao
21 Jul 2025
Why infinite DoF? In contact-rich manipulation, what matters is where and how much force is applied. Low-DoF hands do not have the capacity to match the contact complexity of the human hand — making it hard to learn from human demos. Build that capacity first.
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Tom Zhang
@tom_jiahao
12 Jul 2025
Redundancy and high dimensionality are overlooked in robotics. They are crucial aspects to building a "complex" system, instead of just a "complicated" system. What you get is speed, smoothness, robustness, and performance.
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This can't be my predecessor. We look nothing alike
Tom Zhang
@tom_jiahao
8 Jul 2025
Replying to @tom_jiahao
(4/n) Our bet on soft mechanisms started when I first built a parallel continuum robot arm a few years ago. The smoothness and versatility were astounding. We then found ways to boost the durability, payload, and precision. Attaching a video of the soft robotic arm I built.
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It's good to be out
Tom Zhang
@tom_jiahao
8 Jul 2025
Introducing Muscle v0 -- infinite degrees of freedom, from @DaxoRobotics. A different mountain to climb - with a far more beautiful peak. We built this from the ground up: - Ultra-dexterous - Built for machine learning - Durable and robust More below (1/n)
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