Virtuix Omni One, a long-in-development integrated home VR treadmill, will finally start shipping in September, the company claims.
Omni One was announced almost four years ago as launching in late 2021, but that didn’t happen.
Unlike earlier VR treadmill offerings, Omni One is unique in that it is fully integrated, meaning it comes with a VR headset running a store of content with support for the treadmill intentionally integrated by developers.
That VR headset was originally going to be Pico Neo 2, but given the Omni One’s significant delay it will now be Pico 4 Enterprise, a higher-end variant of Pico 4 that includes eye tracking, face tracking, and faster RAM.
To be clear, that Pico 4 Enterprise won’t be running Pico’s platform and store. It has Virtuix Omni Store where VR developers intentionally integrate support for treadmills using the SDK. The belt is not moving. You wear shoes which slide on the disc base. A harness attached to your arm keeps you stationary as you move your feet. These are sometimes called slipmills or slidemills.
Omni One will be priced at $2595, which includes the headset, controllers, and treadmill. Preorders are only accepted in continental United States and a $200 down payment is required. Virtuix says the $200 deposit is fully-refundable and that you will be sent a payment link when the unit is ready to ship.