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Alongside 3D printers, Bambu Lab also sells its own brand of 3D printer filament on spools with embedded NFC tags that describe the filament material, type, model. The NFC tags are meant to interact with a corresponding NFC tag reader inside their proprietary AMS (Automatic Material System).<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=PLA Basic |url=https://ca.store.bambulab.com/products/pla-basic-filament |website=Bambu Lab |date=18 Mar 2026 |access-date=10 May 2026 |url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref> A group of researchers by the name [https://github.com/Bambu-Research-Group/RFID-Tag-Guide Bambu Research Group] has since managed to reverse-engineer these tags, although not managing to make their own custom tags. Their project's documentation also mentions their efforts may be slowed down due to fear of repercussions from Bambu Lab. | '''{{Wplink|Bambu Lab}}''' is a Chinese technology company that designs and manufactures 3D printers. The company is based in Shenzhen, China, with locations in Shanghai and Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2020 by a group of ex-[[DJI]] engineers. | ||
Alongside 3D printers, Bambu Lab also sells its own brand of 3D printer filament on spools with embedded NFC tags that describe the filament material, type, model. The NFC tags are meant to interact with a corresponding NFC tag reader inside their proprietary AMS (Automatic Material System).<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=PLA Basic |url=https://ca.store.bambulab.com/products/pla-basic-filament |website=Bambu Lab |date=18 Mar 2026 |access-date=10 May 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260511215751/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:PLA_Basic_-_Bambu_Lab_US_Store.png |archive-date=11 May 2026}}</ref> A group of researchers by the name [https://github.com/Bambu-Research-Group/RFID-Tag-Guide Bambu Research Group] has since managed to reverse-engineer these tags, although not managing to make their own custom tags. Their project's documentation also mentions their efforts may be slowed down due to fear of repercussions from Bambu Lab. | |||
Bambu Lab's official accompanying software package is [https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio Bambu Studio], which handles the converting ( | Bambu Lab's official accompanying software package is [https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio Bambu Studio], which handles the converting ({{Wplink|Slicer (3D printing)|slicing}}) of digital model files into compatible {{Wplink|/G-code|G-code}} that the 3D printer can read and process. It is based on the open-source software [https://github.com/prusa3d/PrusaSlicer PrusaSlicer], and draws the majority of its inner workings from it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@bambulab |title=PC Software for BambuLab and other 3D printers |url=https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio#bambustudio |url-status=live |access-date=1 May 2025 |website=GitHub |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510135316/https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio#bambustudio |archive-date=10 May 2025}}</ref> Bambu Studio is released under the {{Wplink|GNU Affero General Public License|AGPL-3.0}} license,<ref name="bambustudio-license">{{Cite web |title=BambuStudio LICENSE (AGPL-3.0 verbatim) |url=https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio/blob/master/LICENSE |website=GitHub |publisher=Bambu Lab |access-date=2026-05-10 |url-status=live}}</ref> which grants anyone the right to use, modify, and redistribute the source code. However, Bambu Lab's [[Terms of Service|Terms of Use]] contain clauses that appear to contradict this grant, forbidding users from modifying, copying, reverse engineering, or creating derivatives of "the Product."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=Terms of Use |url=https://bambulab.com/en-us/policies/terms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/vPu9I |archive-date=2026-03-09 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=[[Bambu Lab]]}}</ref> | ||
==Consumer impact summary== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||