Bambu Lab (Chinese: 拓竹; pinyin: Tuò zhú) is a consumer tech company that designs and manufactures desktop 3D printers. The company is based in Shenzhen, China, with locations in Shanghai and Austin, Texas.[1] It was founded in 2020 by a team of engineers from DJI.[2]
Native name | 拓竹 |
|---|---|
| Industry | 3D printing |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | bambulab |
Bambu Lab's first product, the Bambu Lab X1, is a desktop 3D printer that launched on Kickstarter in 2022. The campaign raised $7 million, making it one of the most successful 3D printer crowdfunding campaigns of all time.[3][4] Time Magazine named the X1 one of the Best Inventions of 2022.[3]
Founders
editBambu Lab was founded by four engineers but the main engineer is named Dr. Ye Tao. Dr. Tao was born and raised in China and graduated with a doctorate from MIT's Department of Chemistry. Before he founded Bambu Lab, he worked at DJI where he experimented with 3D printers.
Products
editThe company manufactures 3D printers, filament, and accessories for personal, commercial, and educational use. The main printers are:
- A1 - a Prusa i3 style printer for personal use with multi-color printing via an Automatic Material System (AMS) (Please note that the A1 series can only use the Bambu's AMS lite).[5][6]
- A1 Mini - a smaller and less expensive version of the A1, for beginners printing small objects.
- P1S - a closed-case CoreXY printer with advanced features for professionals — essentially an X1 with some features downgraded or removed such as the touchscreen, control board, and lidar scanner.
- P1P - a cheaper, non-enclosed version of the P1S
- X1 - an advanced CoreXY printer with high-end features, including a built-in lidar scanner, targeted at professionals.[7] Bambu Lab's initial flagship product, it was eventually phased out, being replaced by the X1C/X1E as the P1S filled its role as a more budget machine.
- X1E - an upgraded version of the X1C for manufacturing and educational use, shipping with additional privacy measures for businesses such as support for fully local networking, and some performance upgrades such as a dedicated chamber heater.
- X1C - an iteration on the X1 shipping with higher-end features such as a hardened nozzle, hardened extruder gears, and an aluminum enclosure.
References
edit- ^ "About Us - Bambu Lab". bambulab.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "The team behind Bambu Lab X1". Bambu Lab Blog. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ a b "An AI 3D Printer". Time Magazine. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ Peels, Joris (17 January 2024). "3D Printing News Unpeeled: Open Source Bambu Labs, Quadrupoles, Carbon Fiber". 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "The Bambu Lab A1". Bambu Lab.
- ^ Davis, Wes (5 February 2024). "Bambu Lab is recalling every A1 3D printer — don't use yours until you read this". The Verge.
- ^ Kraft, Caleb (2023-08-23). "3D Printer Review: Bambu X1 Carbon with AMS". Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
