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Robot model

Oculus Rift

The Oculus Rift was the first consumer virtual reality headset from Oculus VR, launched via a 2012 Kickstarter campaign.

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Manufacturer
Oculus VR
Form factor
wearable
Maturity
production
Lifecycle
active

Overview

The Oculus Rift was the first consumer virtual reality headset from Oculus VR, launched via a 2012 Kickstarter campaign. The DK1 developer kit shipped in 2013 and the consumer version CV1 launched in 2016, establishing the modern VR headset form factor.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
1 source, view all

Key facts

CEO

Brendan Iribe (former)

CTO

John Carmack (former)

Total funding raised

$91 million ($2.4M crowdfunding + $88.6M venture)

Hero image candidate

upload.wikimedia.org (source: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY)

Data & sources

Web sources

1

1 source backing this record.View all →

Safety record

1 recall on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Jul 2021.

moderate
1

Most recent: Jul 2021

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

Incidents affecting Oculus Rift (1)

Includes incidents linked directly to this model or to deployments of it. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_Labs

Common questions

What is Oculus Rift?
The Oculus Rift was the first consumer virtual reality headset from Oculus VR, launched via a 2012 Kickstarter campaign. The DK1 developer kit shipped in 2013 and the consumer version CV1 launched in 2016, establishing the modern VR headset form factor.
Is Oculus Rift actually deployed in the real world?
Oculus Rift is recorded at the production stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Oculus Rift?
Oculus Rift is made by Oculus VR, based in Menlo Park, California, USA, founded in 2012.
What are alternatives to Oculus Rift?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable wearable robots to Oculus Rift include AI Pin, AirGo Vision, Bee, Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame).
How does Oculus Rift compare to AI Pin?
Oculus Rift and AI Pin (Humane · 1 deployment) are both wearable robots on the DEPLOY registry. Oculus Rift has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-08

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: wearable

Sources by quality tier

1
knowledge-base
Knowledge base

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

Methodology surface for Oculus Rift.

Recent coverage

Oculus Rift in third-party press

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