Virtuix Announces Release Plans for Omni One VR Treadmill

2023年8月1日 – 虚拟现实（VR）游戏技术解决方案提供商和“Omni"The developer of the omnidirectional treadmillVirtuixAnnounced today"Omni Oneproduct, the company's first consumer-facing version of the Omni.

Omni One is subject toOmniProThe latter, a commercial version of Omni, is available at more than 500 venues in 45 countries. Omni One is designed to fit in the living room or elsewhere in the user's home. Compared with Omni Pro, Omni One is lighter and more compact (4 feet in diameter), easy to fold or carry, and allows players to move more freely, including Crouch, kneel and jump.

Earlier this year, Virtuix launched an equity crowdfunding campaign to expand awareness of the Omni One among the consumer, gamer and investment communities. According to the company, the round has attracted more than $4.5 million in funding, with a goal of $5 million. As a result of this achievement, Virtuix has announced that it will close its crowdfunding campaign early on August 10th.

JC Team Capital is the lead investor in the round, and JC Team founder and CEO Parth Jani will join Virtuix's board of directors. Virtuix said the company intends to use the funds to accelerate production of the Omni One and become profitable by 2024.

“We are very pleased with the success of our investment campaign and our community's excitement about Omni One,” said Jan Goetgeluk, Founder and CEO of Virtuix. "The Omni One is a groundbreaking product that has enabled us to rapidly grow revenue. We already have a waiting list of 35,000 interested customers, and shipping 3,000 units per month could bring in $100 million in annual revenue revenue. We're ready to scale."

Virtuix says it has started shipping Omni One beta units to its community of 8,000 equity investors, who can place orders ahead of the general public. The company noted that it plans to ship more than 1,000 units by the end of the year and deliver all remaining investor units in the first quarter of 2024. For the general public, pre-orders will open in late 2023, with deliveries starting in the second quarter of 2024.

Omni One的起始价格为2595美元加运费，但公司还提供以每月65美元起的分期付款计划。Omni One的定价包括跑步机和一台PICO VR头盔（市场价值699美元）。Virtuix的投资者首先可以订购Omni One系统，并享受20%或更多的独家折扣USD $520）。

The crowdfunding campaign will end on August 10th. For more investment information, please clickhere. To learn more about Virtuix and its Omni line of virtual reality treadmills, visit the companywebsite.

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