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Bambu Lab's first 3D scanner, the S1, is due in November 2026. So far the company has shown only a pistol-grip teaser, and there is no price or spec sheet. An FCC filing lists 60 W input and 5 GHz Wi-Fi, and two outlets name different scanner makers as Bambu's partner.
Read the story →ELEGOO DAY 2026 brought Nexprint, a Text/Image-to-3D generation platform, a beefed-up $1M Creator Fund paying up to $300 per model, and a storewide printer sale through September 29.
Bambu Studio's new public beta can auto-break any target color into an optimal filament mix, sharpens CMYW/RYBW color prediction, and adds official support for E3D's High Flow nozzles.
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.
Bambu Studio 2.8.0 Public Beta adds an Assembly Guide tool that turns an imported STEP file into exploded-view, step-by-step build instructions inside the slicer, plus counterbore-hole bridging modes and better time-lapse output.
STL has been the default 3D printing format for 35 years. The 3MF format does everything STL does and adds color, material, orientation, and multi-part support — here's why the transition is accelerating.
Bambu Lab disrupted 3D printing with aggressive hardware pricing, but the real business model is in filament consumables, AMS accessories, and a cloud ecosystem strategy. Here is how the economics work and what it means for buyers.
The model-sharing landscape has fragmented since Thingiverse's decline. We compare the three serious contenders — Printables, MakerWorld, and Cults3D — on community size, creator economics, and search quality.
The side-hustle promise of desktop 3D printing is real but often misunderstood. Here's an honest look at what sells, what margins actually look like, and which business models work.
Bambu's MakerWorld has turned free model-sharing into real income: a new commission program pays designers 3–15% cash on the filament and parts their models sell, on top of contests and filament-credit boosts. Some creators are clearing four figures a month.
MakerWorld now bakes Meshy's AI engine into its browser-based MakerLab — describe an object or upload a photo and get a print-ready, multicolor 3D model in under a minute, sent straight to a Bambu printer. Here's how good it actually is.
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