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Printers
Bambu Lab Launches R1, Its First Non-Printer Product: A Self-Aligning 55W CO2 Laser
Bambu Lab's first product outside 3D printing is a $2,499 CO2 laser that auto-aligns its optical path in about a minute instead of the usual thermal-paper mirror ritual.
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Bambu Lab Patent Filings Point to an Automatic Printhead-Swapping System With Built-In Nozzle Monitoring
Newly surfaced Bambu Lab patents describe a rack-based system for swapping printheads mid-print, paired with nozzle-integrated lighting for camera monitoring and magnetic alignment hardware to keep swapped heads precisely positioned.
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AxiLoop's Eight-Nozzle MC8 Makes Its Public Debut at Formnext Asia Shenzhen
A precision-machinery company with no prior 3D printing history showed off an eight-toolhead printer promising a 10x cut in multicolor purge waste at Formnext Asia Shenzhen.
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Bambu Lab 3D Printers Bring a 166-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Back to Life
Fourteen Bambu Lab desktop printers spent seven weeks in glass-fiber ABS to build five 9-meter Megalosaurus sculptures for Blenheim Palace's 'Dinosaurs Are Forever' exhibition, running through November 1, 2026.
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ATLANT 3D's NANOFABRICATOR PRO Prints Materials One Atomic Layer at a Time
Denmark's ATLANT 3D has launched NANOFABRICATOR PRO, a US-built atomic-layer 3D printer it calls the first physical platform to pair AI-driven materials discovery with atom-by-atom fabrication.
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Bambu Lab Teases the R1, Its First Standalone Laser Cutter and Engraver
Bambu Lab has begun teasing the R1, a standalone laser cutter/engraver separate from the H2D's module, with a "Coming September" tagline and no specs yet — a potential shot across xTool's bow.
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QIDI Plus5: The Plus4 Successor Grows the Build Volume 18% Without Raising the Price Floor
QIDI's new enclosed CoreXY Plus5 bumps build volume to 320x320x300mm, adds 65C active chamber heating and a 370C hotend, and still starts at $749 — the same floor as its Plus4 predecessor.
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Hands-On With the Bambu Lab X2D: Is the X1 Carbon Successor Worth $649?
Reviewers now have the Bambu Lab X2D in hand, and its dual-nozzle system, 65C heated chamber and $649 base price make the X1 Carbon's successor the most aggressively positioned X-series machine yet.
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Ugee's Funbox Bets That Kids' 3D Printing Needs Less Assembly and More AI
Ugee's new Funbox ships fully assembled with HEPA/carbon filtration and an AI tool that turns a kid's voice, sketch, or photo into a printable model — priced at $269 for launch.
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Bambu Lab and Insta360 Launch $11,160 Luna Ultra Design Challenge on MakerWorld
Insta360 becomes MakerWorld's first official camera brand, releasing free CAD files for its Luna Ultra 8K gimbal camera as Bambu Lab runs a $11,160 mount-design and content contest through August 9.
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Formnext Asia Shenzhen Adds a Maker Day and Global Dealer-Matching Program for 2026
Formnext Asia Shenzhen's August 2026 edition gets a hands-on Maker Day with factory tours and an open-mic forum, plus a formal matchmaking program pairing overseas distributors with Chinese 3D printing giants like Bambu Lab, Creality, and Elegoo.
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Prusa Ships the First INDX Founder's Edition Units — And Firmware 6.6.1 Fixes the Growing Pains
Bondtech has begun shipping Founder's Edition INDX toolchangers as Prusa's 6.6.1 firmware squashes early bugs, setting up a direct price-and-waste showdown with Bambu Lab's H2C.
