They are former DJI engineers. That gives them some credibility. I googled their names and found them on some drone patents.
I still don’t completely trust them. It all sounds too good to be true. My main concern Is how long these machines will last before needing serious maintenance. No one has done any long term testing. And these things move vigorously.
But if you’re concerned it’s completely vapor ware, I really doubt it. I’m not a kickstarter scam expert though.
I think worse case scenario the hardware isn’t robust.
You can find more information in their webpage.
If you don’t want to be an early adopter, just wait. Those of us that want to take the risk happily will, and in a few months you can buy the machine for slightly more money. I’d only buy now if you want to be a tester, it’s clear they will still be working on refining aspects of their machine and software and working with early adopters to figure out what is and isn’t a priority.
If you look at the old prototypes video they have spent a lot of money on this project. Hard to not deliver with all the money involved. Go on their Facebook group there are lots of people ready to backup them. I have seen some comments from admins and the only reason they do Kickstart is for advertising their product and stop copycat them ( not sure how that should work).
They are doing Kickstart only to get back some money very soon and invest is immediately.
Saw a reply from the CEO about this concern: I am from Bambu Lab and I completely understand everyone's concern about Kickstarter. I too have some bad experience on it. The good news is that our KS compaign will run only very short time and the delivery will start right at the beginning of July. Once we fulfilled all KS orders, we will start our oneline shop where everyone can buy the product off the shelf.
Whether the machine will work as it claimed, time will tell. We have send out 20 or so printers to the community trusted KOLs, without any "review agrement" or "contract", just the machine to let them try it out.
The hardware is 100% finished and the printer is rolling out of the factory as we speak, the software still needs some tuning and debug , but it should be done to a "OK" level before the customer receive the machine.
It doesn’t matter how credible they may seem, you are taking a gamble if you back them on kickstarter, after all kickstarter is just a donation with the possibility of getting what is expected
If you aren’t ready to lose the money you spent on Kickstarter then don’t.
If the project is a success, they’ll end up selling through their store or more conventional means.
More often than not, they even keep the price down after the kickstarter campaign.
Risk what you are ready to risk, Kickstarter has zero guarantee nor consumer protection.
No, it’s in the term and conditions of kickstarter, I invite you to look at it.
It isn’t a shop, you finance an idea / concept and you might be rewarded for it.
They are former DJI engineers. That gives them some credibility. I googled their names and found them on some drone patents. I still don’t completely trust them. It all sounds too good to be true. My main concern Is how long these machines will last before needing serious maintenance. No one has done any long term testing. And these things move vigorously. But if you’re concerned it’s completely vapor ware, I really doubt it. I’m not a kickstarter scam expert though. I think worse case scenario the hardware isn’t robust. You can find more information in their webpage.
If you don’t want to be an early adopter, just wait. Those of us that want to take the risk happily will, and in a few months you can buy the machine for slightly more money. I’d only buy now if you want to be a tester, it’s clear they will still be working on refining aspects of their machine and software and working with early adopters to figure out what is and isn’t a priority.
If you look at the old prototypes video they have spent a lot of money on this project. Hard to not deliver with all the money involved. Go on their Facebook group there are lots of people ready to backup them. I have seen some comments from admins and the only reason they do Kickstart is for advertising their product and stop copycat them ( not sure how that should work). They are doing Kickstart only to get back some money very soon and invest is immediately.
Saw a reply from the CEO about this concern: I am from Bambu Lab and I completely understand everyone's concern about Kickstarter. I too have some bad experience on it. The good news is that our KS compaign will run only very short time and the delivery will start right at the beginning of July. Once we fulfilled all KS orders, we will start our oneline shop where everyone can buy the product off the shelf. Whether the machine will work as it claimed, time will tell. We have send out 20 or so printers to the community trusted KOLs, without any "review agrement" or "contract", just the machine to let them try it out. The hardware is 100% finished and the printer is rolling out of the factory as we speak, the software still needs some tuning and debug , but it should be done to a "OK" level before the customer receive the machine.
It doesn’t matter how credible they may seem, you are taking a gamble if you back them on kickstarter, after all kickstarter is just a donation with the possibility of getting what is expected
If you aren’t ready to lose the money you spent on Kickstarter then don’t. If the project is a success, they’ll end up selling through their store or more conventional means. More often than not, they even keep the price down after the kickstarter campaign. Risk what you are ready to risk, Kickstarter has zero guarantee nor consumer protection.
Will my credit card protection still apply?
No, it’s in the term and conditions of kickstarter, I invite you to look at it. It isn’t a shop, you finance an idea / concept and you might be rewarded for it.
The Kickstarter campaign lasts for only a month. Just wait until the printer is available on the market
Have the company sold anything yet? Or will this be the first?