Prusa Research founder Josef Prusa has publicly warned that Bambu Lab's 3D printing software poses security and open-source compliance risks, alleging AGPL license violations and an un-auditable network "black box" component. The critique targets enterprise adoption hesitancy and supply-chain security concerns around Chinese-origin hardware and firmware.
For CIOs and manufacturing teams, the warning underscores the due-diligence burden when sourcing hardware with proprietary software layers, especially where open-source license obligations and network transparency are non-negotiable compliance or operational requirements.