A New Leap in FDM 3D Printing? The Bambu Lab X1 Kickstarter Has Officially Launched

Since the early days of FDM desktop 3D printing and the emergence of the Reprap project, a lot of different 3D printers have come out, and the market is now very broad. Today, we wanted to introduce you to yet another interesting addition which aims to set a new standard in FDM Desktop 3D printing: the brand new Bambu Lab X1 series. The FDM 3D printer line-up officially hit the market just a few days ago. The Chinese manufacturer announced the printer before launching a Kickstarter campaign which will run the entire month of June.

For those who may not have heard of it, Bambu Lab is a self described “consumer tech company focusing on desktop 3D printers.” The company is based in both China and Austin, Texas and it hopes to build state-of-the-art printers to break barriers between the physical and digital worlds. The X1 is their first launch. Before going any further, do note that this product is currently being funded through a Kickstarter campaign which does not guarantee delivery of a final product, it is completely dependent on the money earned.

The X1 Series will be the first launch from Bambu Lab (photo credits: Bambu Lab)

Promoting via Kickstarter

Historically, a lot of 3D printers brands have emerged from Kickstarter campaigns and examples such as Formlabs have certainly paved the way. Even though Kickstarter campaigns are typically used to fund ideas and help give life to projects which have only gone as far as the prototyping stage, the platform is increasingly being used differently nowadays. Brands like Creality now use the tool more as a marketing platform as we have seen with the launch of the CR-30 print mill. This means that some brands are launching campaigns for products which have already been funded, developed and are now almost ready to be sent out.