Don’t assume CNC is the only path to accuracy.
3D printing can achieve far more than you might think.
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I assume this would be an improved version of their micro lidar? Though it also looks like it might come with a special plate (see those markings)?
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This could be part of the 'features that enable capabilities not previously possble in consumer 3D printing." ie. industrial-grade accuracy.
Now the new printer is getting more interesting, for those of us who are not ready to add laser engraving and CNC into our workflow.
Keep more features like this coming.
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“No longer a luxury”
Is this indicative of a potentially lower price point than we currently expect? Hmmm…
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The plate made me think of the Shaper Origin system.
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Maybe the plate is a calibration plate and not for printing?
Or maybe it’s supposed to be an actual print/engrave job? Maybe we will find out in 3 days.
Or it is just build plate detection? Those are the QR code for build plates.
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I guess a new lidar with more accuracy and possibility to achieve a fast bed calibration, thanks also to the new servo-motors.
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Whatever it is, my pancakes are gonna be luxuriously accurate!
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and you can use the laser to put in custom syrup troughs in your own design
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it better be cheaper… on behalf of my bank account…
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If I had to guess, this is how they’re achieving closed-loop control. A camera that can see the build plate, which has a regular pattern of registration marks.
Looks like QR codes, so each spot (and the unmarked spots around it) would be uniquely identifiable. The system would not need to rely on jamming the motor in to a corner and waiting for the steppers to stall to decide it’s been “homed”. It can constantly confirm the positioning system hasn’t lost any steps by simply flying the printhead over an exposed mark.
Another way to eliminate layer shift. Running at higher speeds, this might be the only way to reliably eliminate layer shift (short of position encoders on the printhead). Presumably, the max build size would ensure at least some of these markers are still visible.
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I bet it will be cheaper than big machines but still be expensive most likely $3,299.
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Obviously it has a built in Atari console and that is the list of available 8 bit games it has to scan from. I can clearly see Space Invaders, Pitfall, Excite Bike, Joust and even the rare ET game.
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Maybe it’s Braille, to bring it into OSHA compliance for blind people. It says: “HOT! Do NOT touch!” 
No, it might make sense to a government regulator, but that would be too cruel. 
Maybe it’s for measuring shrinkage compensation?
Something going on regarding white and black squares. There’s some kind of pattern to their distribution. Perhaps its for calibrating contrast? I’ve read the X1C lidar had trouble coping with too bright of ambient light, as well as translucent filament.
This slow tease is fun. Better than an advent calendar.
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The black squares make the Bambu logo. The picture shows the right side of the logo - where the diagonal line meets the right edge
Oh you’re totally right, that’s kinda fun
If Bambu Lab charges less than $1,500 they will dominate the 3d printing market once again! (and I would buy one!)
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I agree! Bambu Lab knows what they’re doing! It’s so fun!