# Taron Khachatryan

> Taron Khachatryan is the Glendale-based founder and CEO of Knoxlabs, also publicly described as its Chief Scientist. Born in Yerevan and educated at UCLA, he has worked across cardboard VR manufacturing, the Rodin development platform, XR hardware distribution, language-learning research and podcasts. His public work focuses on making immersive technology easier to discover, build with and use.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO / Chief Scientist at Knoxlabs
- **Organizations:** Knoxlabs, Rodin, Techstars
- **From:** Yerevan, Armenia
- **Education:** Degree in Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Degree in Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles
- **Known for:** Founded Knoxlabs and developed its work from cardboard viewers into XR equipment distribution and integration., Co-founded Rodin, a platform for cross-device VR/AR application development., Co-authored the 2022 peer-reviewed paper Virtual Tabadul: Creating Language-Learning Community Through Virtual Reality.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Started Knoxlabs manufacturing Google Cardboard-compatible VR viewers.
- **2015** — Knoxlabs recorded $2.9 million in sales, according to his 2016 Shopify interview.
- **2017** — Published an explanation of Rodin’s web-based VR development approach and its positioning alongside Amazon Sumerian.
- **2021** — Hosted echo3D CEO Alon Grinshpoon on See You in VR, recorded remotely using Oculus Quest.
- **2022** — Co-authored the Virtual Tabadul language-learning and cultural-exchange paper.
- **2023** — Appeared on Corpora and launched Bend Reality with a Manus interview.
- **2024** — Joined Vahé Karamian for a June 12 webinar on XR hardware.
- **2026** — Published an essay on AI and spatial interfaces; Knoxlabs described an expansion into robotics and teleoperation.

## Achievements

- Founded Knoxlabs and developed its work from cardboard viewers into XR equipment distribution and integration.
- Co-founded Rodin, a platform for cross-device VR/AR application development.
- Co-authored the 2022 peer-reviewed paper Virtual Tabadul: Creating Language-Learning Community Through Virtual Reality.
- Techstars alumnus, as stated in his 2024 event biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — In the company’s July newsletter, Khachatryan predicted convergence between XR and robotics as Knoxlabs described teleoperation and robotics procurement work.
- **2026-01** — Published A Spatial // Agentic Superpowers for anyone, discussing AI services, spatial interfaces and XR as a complement to existing screens.

## Links

- Website: https://www.knoxlabs.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taronium/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Taronium_
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taronium_/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15