A Bambulab A1 Mini costs 200 bucks and churns out incredible prints with zero hassle. There’s literally next to no barrier to entry anymore.

Well that certainly makes a lot more sense now. I wasn’t familiar with Philips shavers with replacement blades. 🙄

Making their product live longer is not usually the top priority for manufacturers. I like the initiative, of course, but I’m sort of waiting for the other shoe to drop. Sounds too good not to be a greenwashing gimmick.

I mean there are robot arms for a lot more than that, but that’s not the point. It’s like saying a Parol 6 costs 5 bucks, but it’s actually the price of the mounting screws.

Their build instructions state 242 for a single arm. Lots of contradicting information. Maybe they are betting on insane economies of scale… 🙄

Edit: Haha, I think I figured it out. USD 120 are the 3d print parts alone. That’s not a false promise at all!

The BOM for the components alone without the print is USD240. Why is the article talking about USD100?