Robot model
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…
- Manufacturer
- Sandbar
- Form factor
- wearable
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- sandbar.com ↗
Overview
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.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Sources on file
- 5 sources, view all
Key facts
Price
Subscription
Production target
Form factor
Funding
Specs
Notes
Specs
Battery
Form Factor
Data & sources
Press releases
1
News coverage
1
Web sources
3
5 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Stream. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Stream at Globaloperational
Sandbar Stream AI wearable aggregate global deployment.
Stream on the deployment map
Where Stream is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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
Added to the verified registry
Deployment-verified media (1)
Sandbar's introduction of Stream and the Stream Ring, a voice-note ring. PRE-ORDER (shipping targeted 2026).
From deployment: Global
Safety record
No incidents on record for Stream.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (5)
Common questions
- What is 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.
- How much does Stream cost?
- Stream's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Stream from Sandbar. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is Stream actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Stream is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes Stream?
- Stream is made by Sandbar, based in unknown, founded in 2024.
- Where is Stream deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of Stream is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Global.
- Can you buy Stream?
- Stream is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
- What are alternatives to Stream?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable wearable robots to Stream include AI Pin, AirGo Vision, Bee, Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame).
- How does Stream compare to AI Pin?
- Stream and AI Pin (Humane · 1 deployment) are both wearable robots on the DEPLOY registry. Stream has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Stream a top wearable?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Stream ranks in roughly the top 22% of wearable models tracked by the registry.
- What is Stream's maturity stage?
- Stream is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
- Is Stream safe?
- Stream 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 · 5 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: wearable
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Stream.Recent coverage
Stream in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Stream from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/sandbar-stream.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/18984b7f-8fc3-452d-9bef-dcb40b5cb45a
- Revision history: /models/sandbar-stream/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Stream draws attention at the 80th percentile but verifies reality at the 50th percentile among wearable robots. Hype Gap +30.4, 5th widest among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 18, 2026