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Looking for a More User-Friendly 3D Printer Than Bambu?

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22.05.2026

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Looking for a More User-Friendly 3D Printer Than Bambu?

Bambu Labs pissed off the entire 3D printer market by going after a home tinkerer. Prusa welcomes that sort of thing with open arms.

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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A guy shared a way to remote control his Bambu Labs 3D printer, and Bambu went full Tony Soprano on him. No, they didn’t break his legs or feed someone through a deli meat slicer, but even though the guy complied with Bambu’s demand to take down his open-source code, Bambu kept up with vaguely but increasingly threatening language about impending legal action.

Now Bambu has a PR........

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