This is awesome. Picwing, any chance of an article on your journey to manufacturing? Engineering the frame, developing the software, finding manufacturers that will work with startups...
Also, it looks bad-ass (if a little unresponsive).
Story time!
In any larger company the downside isn't just potentially larger, it's probably larger in expectation. The employee might sue.
In a startup that's just not even considered. Interesting.
Once your hardware design is worked out[1], you can order a production run[2] of a few hundred units a month[3].
[1] They will be glad to help you design your product too. The last quote I got for an "idea to device" service was $500k and six months from zero-to-production quality.
[2] As long as most of your components are tape and reel.
[3] Some firms have complete facilities in the US and China. Low volume orders can be done in the US while everything else is sent to China.