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2024: Start of production of VR helmets in Ufa

The production of Russian-designed virtual reality helmets has been launched in Ufa. This was announced on July 10, 2024 by the director of the Mukha studio Artur Abdrakhmanov at the opening ceremony of the Eurasian Center for Digital Technologies (ECPT) at the Ufa University of Science and Technology (UUNiT), in which the head of Bashkiria Radiy Khabirov took part.

According to RBC, the production of VR helmets is carried out by the local company iViSystems, which has previously developed virtual reality controllers unique to Russia. The founder of the company, Viktor Erivantsev, noted that work on his own helmet began at the end of 2022, and since the beginning of 2024 there have already been fully functional devices.

iVSystems is focused on the development and refinement of helmet software. The company plans to provide devices to partners and customers for pilot testing at the end of 2024. In parallel, work is underway to organize a production and assembly line in Russia.

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Viktor Erivantsev expressed hope for the inclusion of their device in the register of Russian products in 2025. This will allow AiViSystems to become the first domestic manufacturer of virtual reality helmets, fully developed and produced in Russia.

The launch of VR helmets in Ufa is part of a broader initiative to develop digital technologies in the region. The Eurasian Center for Digital Technologies, opened on the basis of UUNiT, will specialize in the development and implementation of IT products, as well as the training of specialists in this area.

The head of Bashkiria, Radiy Khabirov, emphasized the importance of creating such an environment to support talented youth in the field of IT, game development and computer animation. He noted that the location of the center next to the main building of the university and the student campus creates favorable conditions for the development and application of the skills of young specialists.^[1]

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