Virtuix Crowdfunding Consumer Version of VR Treadmill

Virtuix launched a Regulation A funding campaign for a consumer version of its Omni treadmill, which allows users to walk or run through video games and other virtual environments using a supplied virtual reality headset. For $1,000, consumers can sign up to reserve shares in the crowdfunded campaign and get a discount of up to 40%, worth $800, when they buy a unit, said the company Wednesday. The omnidirectional treadmill gives users “unrestricted freedom of movement," including crouching, squatting, backing up and jumping, said CEO Jan Goetgeluk. Omni One can be folded up for storing. At launch, an Omni One game store will have 30 titles developed by Virtuix, plus licensed third-party titles, it said. The company projects availability in the second half of 2021.