SandBar, company developing robotic solutions. Limited public information available.

What does Sandbar make?

Sandbar has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Stream (Sandbar builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Is Sandbar publicly traded?

No. Sandbar is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Sandbar?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Sandbar building in the same form factors include Xiaomi, Baidu, Brilliant Labs, Even Realities.

How can I invest in Sandbar?

Sandbar is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

Where is Sandbar headquartered?

Sandbar is headquartered in unknown.

Sandbar is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does Sandbar operate robots?

Sandbar is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Sandbar a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Sandbar ranks in roughly the top 85% of companies tracked by the registry.

Sandbar has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

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Key facts

Product

Stream AI smart ring (off-by-default mic -> transcription + conversational AI); $249; ships summer 2026 (target).

Cap-flag

Pre-order/sold-out but NOT yet shipped; AI premise genuine but field-unverified.

Founders' Background

ex-Meta/CTRL-Labs founders

App Platform

iOS app

Funding Raised

~$36M

Data & sources

News coverage

1

Web sources

2

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Models (1)

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Current platform

Stream

Sandbar, a startup of about fifteen people co-founded by CEO Mina Fahmi and CTO Kirak Hong, both formerly of Meta through its CTRL-Labs acquisition with Fahmi also ex-Magic Leap, is building Stream, an AI conversation-capture smart ring. The aluminum ring has a touch-sensitive top panel and a microphone that is off by default and proximity-tuned, so a wearer lifts a hand toward the face and whispers to record, with the audio transcribed to a companion iOS app that also offers conversational AI chat and media controls; it has no display, no camera, and no health sensors, explicitly distinguishing it from an Oura-style health ring. It is priced at $249 in silver and $299 in gold on pre-order with a $10-per-month Pro subscription, and the company has raised about $36 million, including a $23 million Series A in March 2026 led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures after a $13 million round in November 2025. The registry records it at pilot and pre-commercial maturity as a deliberate cap-flag: as of mid-2026 it is pre-order only with a summer-2026 ship target and a sold-out first batch, funded and productized but not yet across the shipping line, so it is not classified commercial until general delivery is confirmed. On AI substance the entire product is an AI conversation-capture and assistant device rather than veneer on an audio gadget, but real-world AI quality is unverifiable because there are no independent reviews of shipping units, so all current claims trace to the company and launch coverage.

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Sandbar on the deployment map

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Sandbar.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

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Recent coverage

Sandbar in third-party press

Ukraine put armed robot on Russian-held ground. Naval drone was landing craft - Euromaidan Press

Jul 13, 2026

Hyundai robots bolster South Korea firefighting as agency weighs expansion - CHOSUNBIZ - Chosunbiz

Mar 30, 2026

Ex-Meta duo’s Sandbar lands $23M to make rings for notes - Tech Funding News

Mar 12, 2026

Peer companies

Xiaomi3 models
Baidu2 models
Brilliant Labs2 models
Even Realities2 models
Hark2 models
Open Bionics2 models

Financial state

Reporting basis: private_reported
Lifecycle stage: early
Counterparty risk class: moderate

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Sandbar Stream Ring
Record createdJun 3, 2026
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Sources (3)

Common questions

What is Sandbar?: SandBar, company developing robotic solutions. Limited public information available.
What does Sandbar make?: Sandbar has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Stream (Sandbar builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
Is Sandbar publicly traded?: No. Sandbar is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
Who competes with Sandbar?: On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Sandbar building in the same form factors include Xiaomi, Baidu, Brilliant Labs, Even Realities.
How can I invest in Sandbar?: Sandbar is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.
Where is Sandbar headquartered?: Sandbar is headquartered in unknown.
Who owns Sandbar?: Sandbar is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
Where does Sandbar operate robots?: Sandbar is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
Is Sandbar a top robotics company?: On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Sandbar ranks in roughly the top 85% of companies tracked by the registry.
When was Sandbar founded?: Sandbar was founded in 2024.
Is Sandbar safe?: Sandbar has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-07

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-07

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source
1: secondary-industry-publication; Industry publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Peer companies

Xiaomi3 models
Baidu2 models
Brilliant Labs2 models
Even Realities2 models
Hark2 models
Open Bionics2 models

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Peer companies

Xiaomi3 models
Baidu2 models
Brilliant Labs2 models
Even Realities2 models
Hark2 models
Open Bionics2 models

Reality vs attention

Sandbar draws attention at the 15th percentile but verifies reality at the 47th percentile among wearable robots. Hype Gap -32.4, 18th widest among wearable robots.

Reality47thpctileverified deployments vs wearable robots

Attention15thpctilemedia + video vs wearable robots

Hype Gap -32.4Quietly real

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6-month trend

Peer rankingTop 85% of Wearable

vs funding peers-14.9 ptsbelow funding-adj. expected

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Analysis

Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.

Signal flags

New deploymentRecent press

Dimension breakdown

Verified signal

95.0MED

7.8MED

15.05.0LOW

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Attention (reach, not merit)

Market Presence →

10.710.7MED

DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.

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Last computed: Jul 18, 2026

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