{"id":42682,"date":"2025-12-29T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=42682"},"modified":"2025-12-29T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T13:00:00","slug":"49-ring-controller-raises-854k-as-8200-backers-bet-on-post-touch-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=42682","title":{"rendered":"$49 Ring Controller Raises $854K as 8,200 Backers Bet on Post-Touch Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Korean AI startup CoX Space ships gesture-based interface to 60 countries ahead of AR glasses wave<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 29, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; A Korean startup has raised <span class=\"xn-money\">$854,000<\/span> from 8,200 backers across 60 countries for a ring-shaped controller that replaces touchscreens with mid-air gestures\u2014positioning itself as the interface solution for the <span class=\"xn-money\">$450 billion<\/span> AR glasses market projected by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>CoX Space&#8217;s VANZY is now used daily by 7,600 people worldwide, with version 3.0 shipping to backers following nine successful crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Makuake, and Wadiz.<\/p>\n<p><b>Enterprise AI Team, Consumer Hardware<\/b><\/p>\n<p>CoX Space builds Samsung&#8217;s smart factory AI platform, processing 15 billion data points daily. The company has also developed systems for Samsung Display and the Korean Air Force. VANZY&#8217;s core technology\u2014Gesture Machine Learning Recorder (GML)\u2014miniaturizes enterprise-grade MLops into a ring combining vision tracking, gesture ML, and 9DoF sensors. The system learns user movements and improves accuracy over time.<\/p>\n<p><b>The AR Interface Problem<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Meta, Apple, Google, and Samsung are racing toward AR glasses, but the interface challenge remains unsolved: pinch gestures fatigue arms, voice commands are awkward in public, hand tracking drains batteries. CoX Space has spent four years validating its answer through real-world sales.<\/p>\n<p>VANZY 3.0&#8217;s &#8220;<span class=\"xn-person\">App Mouse<\/span>&#8221; feature provides optimized gesture sets for personal daily use applications including YouTube, Netflix, and Spotify\u2014nine dedicated controls per app including play\/pause, navigation, and volume, all without touching a screen.<\/p>\n<p><b>Traction<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-money\">$854,000<\/span> raised<\/b> across 9 crowdfunding campaigns<\/li>\n<li><b>8,200 backers<\/b> in 60 countries<\/li>\n<li><b>7,600 daily active users<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-money\">$49<\/span> entry price<\/b> for spatial computing interface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About CoX Space<\/b><\/p>\n<p>CoX Space is a <span class=\"xn-location\">Seoul<\/span>-based AI company specializing in enterprise MLops and spatial computing interfaces. The company develops Samsung&#8217;s smart factory AI platform and consumer gesture control products.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2852217\/VANZY_v3_ring_controller_CoX_Space_enables_gesture_based_control_AR.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2852217\/VANZY_v3_ring_controller_CoX_Space_enables_gesture_based_control_AR.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"VANZY v3 ring controller by CoX Space enables gesture-based control of AR headsets, monitors, tablets, and laptops without touching a screen.\" alt=\"VANZY v3 ring controller by CoX Space enables gesture-based control of AR headsets, monitors, tablets, and laptops without touching a screen.\" \/><\/a><br \/><span>VANZY v3 ring controller by CoX Space enables gesture-based control of AR headsets, monitors, tablets, and laptops without touching a screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">  <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><b>Korean AI startup CoX Space ships gesture-based interface to 60 countries ahead of AR glasses wave<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 29, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; A Korean startup has raised <span class=\"xn-money\">$854,000<\/span> from 8,200 backers across 60 countries for a ring-shaped controller that replaces touchscreens with mid-air gestures\u2014positioning itself as the interface solution for the <span class=\"xn-money\">$450 billion<\/span> AR glasses market projected by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>CoX Space&#8217;s VANZY is now used daily by 7,600 people worldwide, with version 3.0 shipping to backers following nine successful crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Makuake, and Wadiz.<\/p>\n<p><b>Enterprise AI Team, Consumer Hardware<\/b><\/p>\n<p>CoX Space builds Samsung&#8217;s smart factory AI platform, processing 15 billion data points daily. The company has also developed systems for Samsung Display and the Korean Air Force. VANZY&#8217;s core technology\u2014Gesture Machine Learning Recorder (GML)\u2014miniaturizes enterprise-grade MLops into a ring combining vision tracking, gesture ML, and 9DoF sensors. The system learns user movements and improves accuracy over time.<\/p>\n<p><b>The AR Interface Problem<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Meta, Apple, Google, and Samsung are racing toward AR glasses, but the interface challenge remains unsolved: pinch gestures fatigue arms, voice commands are awkward in public, hand tracking drains batteries. CoX Space has spent four years validating its answer through real-world sales.<\/p>\n<p>VANZY 3.0&#8217;s &#8220;<span class=\"xn-person\">App Mouse<\/span>&#8221; feature provides optimized gesture sets for personal daily use applications including YouTube, Netflix, and Spotify\u2014nine dedicated controls per app including play\/pause, navigation, and volume, all without touching a screen.<\/p>\n<p><b>Traction<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-money\">$854,000<\/span> raised<\/b> across 9 crowdfunding campaigns<\/li>\n<li><b>8,200 backers<\/b> in 60 countries<\/li>\n<li><b>7,600 daily active users<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-money\">$49<\/span> entry price<\/b> for spatial computing interface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About CoX Space<\/b><\/p>\n<p>CoX Space is a <span class=\"xn-location\">Seoul<\/span>-based AI company specializing in enterprise MLops and spatial computing interfaces. The company develops Samsung&#8217;s smart factory AI platform and consumer gesture control products.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2852217\/VANZY_v3_ring_controller_CoX_Space_enables_gesture_based_control_AR.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2852217\/VANZY_v3_ring_controller_CoX_Space_enables_gesture_based_control_AR.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"VANZY v3 ring controller by CoX Space enables gesture-based control of AR headsets, monitors, tablets, and laptops without touching a screen.\" alt=\"VANZY v3 ring controller by CoX Space enables gesture-based control of AR headsets, monitors, tablets, and laptops without touching a screen.\" \/><\/a><br \/><span>VANZY v3 ring controller by CoX Space enables gesture-based control of AR headsets, monitors, tablets, and laptops without touching a screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">  <\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42682\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}