NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rokid, a pioneer in human-computer interaction and augmented reality, today announced the successful completion of its Kickstarter campaign for Rokid Glasses, raising an extraordinary $3,613,470 from over 5,000 backers in 45 days. This achievement ranks Rokid among the highest-funded wearable technology projects in Kickstarter history and establishes a new global record for XR (Mixed Reality) campaigns.
Breaking Records: A New Era of Everyday Mixed Reality
The campaign's success underscores the accelerating demand for practical, intelligent wearables that integrate into daily life. The Rokid Glasses campaign now holds the highest-ever Kickstarter funding total for any XR device, surpassing all previous records set by global AR and smart glasses projects. The campaign's rapid rise, reaching over $1 million within the first three days, and its sustained international traction over 45 days illustrate a fundamental market shift: users are no longer waiting for Big Tech's vision of the future, but funding their own.
Weighing just 49 grams, Rokid Glasses are the world's lightest full-function AI & AR smart glasses. Built on the Qualcomm AR1 platform, the device features dual Micro LED waveguide displays, a 12-megapixel Sony IMX681 camera, and integrated AI-powered tools such as real-time translation, object recognition, live transcription, navigation, teleprompter functions, and voice interaction.
Rokid Glasses is raising the bar for what consumers expect from smart eyewear, showing that functional glasses are ready for mainstream adoption.
Challenging Industry Standards
Rokid's achievement directly challenges industry leaders like Meta, whose Ray-Ban Display smart glasses have sparked consumer interest but are limited by availability and a closed ecosystem. Unlike competitors, Rokid's open platform offers greater freedom and capabilities. Its main features are compatible with ChatGPT, Gemini, Google Maps, Microsoft Translator, and custom large language models via Rokid's Open SDK, enabling users to connect with the world in new ways.
"Meta has reintroduced smart glasses to the market," said Zoro Shao, Global General Manager of Rokid. "But Rokid is pushing the limits of what's possible. We are thrilled to have set a new Kickstarter funding record in this category. Surpassing $3.6 million validates our direction that users are seeking intelligence, freedom, and genuine usability. We are hoping to set more new standards in wearable AI."
Global Momentum: From Launch to Movement
The campaign's success was propelled by a global community of supporters spanning over 80 countries. Rokid's "Future in Sight" global launch developed into a full-scale world tour, featuring live events and demos across the United States, Germany, Singapore, France, and beyond. The tour offers hands-on experiences, uniting thousands of developers, creators, and early adopters within its expanding ecosystem.
Alongside the campaign, Rokid launched the "Go Global with Rokid Glasses" initiative. The program invited users and creators worldwide to fund and share their dream adventures through Rokid's immersive technology.
Under the slogan "Your Story, Our Ticket: Explore the World Through Rokid Glasses," participants documented their travels using Rokid's AI-assisted storytelling tools to bridge languages and cultures. From desert explorers to urban storytellers, Rokid directly supported dozens of creator journeys, highlighting the power of technology not only to connect people but to amplify human creativity and empathy.
Looking Ahead
Rokid's achievement represents more than a crowdfunding milestone; it marks the beginning of a new phase for the wearable AI industry. By merging augmented reality, AI intelligence, and cultural exploration, Rokid is establishing a new global benchmark for mixed reality experiences. With the campaign now complete, Rokid is shifting focus from crowdfunding to global rollout.
About Rokid
Rokid is a product-oriented platform company with a focus on human-computer interaction for over ten years. As a pioneer in augmented reality, Rokid develops both hardware and software for AR headsets and their surrounding ecosystem, with a mission to ensure that the magic of AI and AR leaves no one behind. With the largest XR developer community in China, its products are consistently regarded among the best wearable devices in the country. It has won the Las Vegas CES Innovation Award for three consecutive years and the German IF Design Award five times.
Website: https://global.rokid.com/
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Rokid Glasses Concludes Record-Breaking Kickstarter Campaign with $3.6 Million Raised
Rokid Glasses Concludes Record-Breaking Kickstarter Campaign with $3.6 Million Raised
Rokid Glasses Concludes Record-Breaking Kickstarter Campaign with $3.6 Million Raised
ALULA, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the official opening of Desert X AlUla 2026, the landmark fourth edition of the international, open-air biennial exhibition. Arts AlUla, in collaboration with Desert X, welcomes visitors to experience a stellar line-up of Saudi and international multi-generational artists whose site-responsive earthworks, sculptures, and installations will engage in a powerful dialogue with the awe-inspiring landscapes and layered heritage of AlUla.
As a premier destination rich in ancient history and breathtaking nature, AlUla, located in Northwest Saudi Arabia, solidifies its position on the global stage as a dynamic, emerging land art destination with Desert X AlUla, the region's first public art biennale, and a key highlight of the AlUla Arts Festival.
The 2026 edition of Desert X AlUla brings together 11 acclaimed artists whose diverse works reflect a wide spectrum of ideas, materials, and traditions. From monumental kinetic sculpture to sound-based explorations above and below ground, each commission is deeply rooted in relationships to AlUla's distinctive environment, further cementing Desert X AlUla's reputation as a globally significant platform for site-responsive land art.
Desert X AlUla runs until February 28, 2026, as a cornerstone of the annual AlUla Arts Festival. Curated by Wejdan Reda, Zoé Whitley, with artistic direction by Neville Wakefield, and Raneem Farsi, its fourth edition explores 'Space Without Measure.' Inspired by Kahlil Gibran, the theme fosters contemplation of imagination within AlUla's natural settings. The exhibition, set in the desert canyons of AlUla, serves as a pre-opening programme for Wadi AlFann, offering a pivotal glimpse into AlUla's plans to create a permanent land art 'Valley of the Arts.'
Hamad Alhomiedan, Director of Arts & Creative Industries at the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), said: "At Desert X AlUla 2026, audiences will engage with art that deeply converses with AlUla's unique landscapes and rich heritage. These compelling commissions highlight AlUla's dynamic transformation into a major global destination, where ancient and contemporary expressions converge. This exhibition is part of our broader revitalisation of AlUla as a culturally rich destination to live, work and visit and integral to positioning AlUla in the global dialogue of contemporary art and as a precursor to monumental projects like Wadi AlFann."
Participating artist/artworks are:
- Sara Abdu, A Kingdom Where No One Dies: Contours of Resonance
- Mohammad Alfaraj, What was the Question Again?
- Mohammed AlSaleem, The Thorn, AlShuruf Unit, The Triangles, Flower Bud, and Al Ahilla (courtesy of Royal Commission for Riyadh City)
- Tarek Atoui, The Water Song
- Bahraini-Danish, Bloom
- Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Imole Red
- Agnes Denes, The Living Pyramid
- Ibrahim El-Salahi, Haraza Tree
- Basmah Felemban, Murmur of Pebbles
- Vibha Galhotra, Future Fables
- Héctor Zamora, Tar HyPar
For further information, please contact:
Sabrine.Shaw@bursonglobal.com
AlUlaArtsFestival@bursonglobal.com
Multimedia gallery:
High-resolution photos of all 11 artists and their artworks can be found here.
About AlUla and Arts AlUla
Located 1,100 km from Riyadh, in North-West Saudi Arabia, AlUla is a place of extraordinary natural and human heritage. The vast area, covering 22,561km², includes a lush oasis valley, towering sandstone mountains and ancient cultural heritage sites dating back thousands of years to when the Lihyan and Nabataean kingdoms reigned.
The most well-known and recognised site in AlUla is Hegra, the principal southern city of the Nabataean Kingdom and Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. AlUla is also home to ancient Dadan, the capital of the Dadan and Lihyan Kingdoms and considered to be one of the most developed 1st millennium BCE cities of the Arabian Peninsula, and Jabal Ikmah, an open air library of hundreds of inscriptions and writings in many different languages. AlUla Old Town Village, a labyrinth of more than 900 mudbrick homes was developed from at least the 12th century and has been revitalised as the vibrant hub for visitors and residents.
The creation of Arts AlUla within The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) is a commitment to crafting the next chapters in a millennia of artistic creation – celebrating cultural inheritance and shaping a future inspired by artists built be artists. The work of Arts AlUla seeks to preserve this legacy: fuse the old with the new; the local with the international, keeping the arts central to the spirit of AlUla as a place of extraordinary natural and human heritage.
Wadi AlFann, meaning 'Valley of the Arts,' will be a global cultural destination for land art, unveiling from 2028 onwards, where era-defining works by artists from around the world will be permanently sited in the monumental landscape of AlUla, the extraordinary desert region of north-west Saudi Arabia.
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Desert X AlUla 2026: monumental land art exhibition opens in the ancient oasis of AlUla
