As an old and retired engineer, I see the wisdom of really chasing the concept. The system SHOULD be cheaper and more reliable due to fewer parts. But that doesn’t mean YOU get to see the price savings…Toss in a few patents and buyer lock-in is assured.
squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I totally get your point, and patents will clearly happen with this, no question about that.
But It’s not the only toolchanging setup on the market. So if it has to compete with some affordable toolchanging options, they could use that to match their prices or even undercut them.
Bambulab does have some pretty cheap and good printers and they apepar to have a long-term goal of making a platform more than just printers, so I could see them making a cheap toolchanger. Certainly not an open one, that’s not what they do.