Gatebox is developing Gatebox3, a character summoning display that accepts user-prepared models and uses an external monitor, with crowdfunding open on Makuake and a general release planned for 2027. The company also ships Gatebox Collection, a digital figure app now at v2.0 with autonomous Living Mode, generative AI Talk Mode, and expanded Emote Mode motion presets.
Gatebox's recent output splits between a hardware lineage and app software. On the hardware side, the company is developing Gatebox3, a third-generation device that houses a virtual character in a transparent box. The model moves away from standalone operation: it displays PC video input in 3D through an external monitor and accepts user-prepared models, letting users customize appearance, personality, and voice. Crowdfunding is open on Makuake, with general release set for 2027. Zundamon is scheduled to appear on Gatebox3, with download cards and a collaboration model going on sale in September and the character linking to generative AI for conversations. The announcement came on August 20, following a 2024 Cup Noodle collaboration developed in response to fan reaction.
On the software side, Gatebox Collection reached v2.0. The update adds Living Mode, where a VRM avatar moves autonomously on a daily rhythm the user sets, and Talk Mode, which uses generative AI for voice conversations. Emote Mode now supports VRMA motion files and carries more than 70 preset motions. The app is available on the App Store and Google Play. The v2.0 pitch shifts from displaying figures to having them act on their own.
Before either of those, Gatebox produced two digital figure box products for illustrator and VTuber Shigure Ui, based on her exhibition "Uitopia." The Normal Costume ver. includes an alarm feature; the Live Costume ver. includes a cheer timer. Both were displayed at the exhibition starting May 31, 2026. Across the four stories, the throughline is characters that react: a display box that converses, an app avatar with a daily rhythm, and figure boxes with voice content tied to a specific artist.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.
Structured graph also available as JSON at /public/entities/gatebox.
CC BY 4.0.
When a claim about Gatebox was confirmed, debunked, or disputed against open-web sources. The record stays even after a claim drops off the facts list.
Gatebox released the v2.0 update for its digital figure app Gatebox Collection. The update adds Living Mode, in which a VRM avatar moves autonomously according to a daily rhythm the user sets, and Talk Mode, which uses generative AI for voice conversations. Emote Mode now supports VRMA motion files and offers more than 70 preset motions. The app is available on the App Store and Google Play.
Gatebox announced on August 20 that Zundamon will appear on the character summoning display Gatebox3. Download cards and a collaboration model go on sale in September. Gatebox3 is under development for general release in 2027. Zundamon will link with generative AI to respond to user conversations.
ASCII.jp's gadget series highlights Gatebox3, a third-generation device that houses a virtual character in a transparent box. The latest model shifts from standalone operation to an external monitor method, displaying PC video input in 3D. It accepts user-prepared models, allowing customization of appearance, personality, and voice. Crowdfunding is currently open on Makuake.
Gatebox has collaborated on two digital figure box products for illustrator and VTuber Shigure Ui, based on her exhibition "Uitopia." The Normal Costume ver. includes an alarm feature, while the Live Costume ver. includes a cheer timer. Both will be displayed at the exhibition from May 31, 2026.