Omni One starts shipping to equity investors and hits consumers in Q2 2024
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Virtuix, the developer of the omni-directional treadmill for virtual reality games, said it plans to release its consumer version of the treadmill, the Omni One, in the second quarter of 2024.
The company has begun shipping beta units to its community of 8,000 equity investors, who have the opportunity to order the product ahead of the general public. Virtuix aims to ship over 1,000 units by year-end and to deliver all remaining units for investors in Q1 2024.
The Omni One is designed to fit inside a living room or any other place in the home. It is lighter and more compact than the commercial version, Omni Pro, with a four-foot diameter. It allows VR game players freedom of movement, including crouching, kneeling, and jumping. For the general public, preorders will open in late 2023 and deliveries will start in Q2 2024.
The crowdfunding campaign for the Omni One, launched earlier this year, has already attracted over $4.5 million of its $5 million target. Virtuix has decided to bring the crowdfunding campaign to an early close on August 10.
“We’re thrilled about the success of our investment campaign and our community’s excitement about Omni One,” said Jan Goetgeluk, Virtuix’s founder and CEO, in a statement. “Omni One is a groundbreaking product that sets us up for rapid revenue growth. We already have a waitlist of 35,000 interested customers, and shipping just 3,000 units a month would bring in $100 million in annual revenues. We’re ready to scale.”
Omni One’s introductory price is $2,595 plus shipping, or as low as $65/month on a payment plan. Virtuix’s investors are first in line to order an Omni One
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