# Oculus Rift: Oculus VR robot

Canonical ID: `067d34a2-0d4a-46fb-a359-cdb8513a7f72`

- **Slug:** oculus-rift
- **Form factor:** wearable
- **Maturity stage:** production
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Incidents affecting Oculus Rift (1)

- [Oculus Quest 2 foam insert recalled after 5,716 reports of skin irritation](/incidents/recall-2021-07-27-oculus-vr.md), 2021-07-27 · Recall

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

## 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.

### What is Oculus Rift's maturity stage?

Oculus Rift is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.

### Where is Oculus Rift deployed?

No verified deployments of Oculus Rift are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.


## Sources (1)

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

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