Virtuix was way ahead of the curve when it announced a year ago that it had finished the final version of its Omni treadmill, a motion platform to go with the upcoming virtual reality goggles. But those virtual reality systems from HTC and Facebook’s Oculus VR were delayed until 2016.
The Omni treadmill from Virtuix.
Virtuix has stayed on schedule. Today, the Houston, Texas-based company said it has started production and has already delivered its first unit to its earliest Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign supporter.
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