Ep. 13: Dr. Ye Tao, CEO of Bambu Lab, Answers ALL of Your Questions

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Ep. 13: Dr. Ye Tao, CEO of Bambu Lab, Answers ALL of Your Questions

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In THIS episode, I’ll interview Dr. Ye Tao, CEO of Bambu Lab. This episode is brought to you by PCBWay. Check them out at jle.vi/pcbway to support the channel!
Dr. Ye Tao is the CEO of Bambu Lab (jle.vi/bambulab), and a former executive at DJI. In this interview, I get to ask him all the questions we’ve all speculated on, but never had the chance to ask. We’ll talk about their strategy, intellectual property and patents, their philosophy, and the competition.
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@c0mputer Жыл бұрын

I LOVE that Dr. Tao said they were nervous about the Creality K1 but after seeing it they calmed down, haha! Totally true!

@HiGHrVOLTAGE 11 ай бұрын

That's hilarious. I was days away from buying a bambu printer, and saw Creality announce their "competition" so I waited months to see it come out. As soon as I saw their promo video showing that blocky trash print riddled with "inconsistencies" I bought a bambu. The K1 is not even close ...

@Pyriscent 10 ай бұрын

As amazing as all of this is we all know that in China there is no such thing as a private company. Every single corporation including this one has a Chinese Communist party member that is by law required to steal intellectual property. Why is this the case? Because they do not believe in intellectual property in China and they have an authoritarian boot on the neck of every citizen and business owner. This person does not own their business, the Chinese Communist party owns this business. They simply allow him to benefit from his brain because they know they will be stealing all of the intellectual property through the bamboo handy app. Even when this printer is in lan mode it still is connected to your Wi-Fi network. If you think everything I am saying is too political all you have to do is look up the super fish exploit in Lenovo computers. It was a piece of hardware that the Chinese Communist party installed in Lenovo computers so that they can hack into the United States government. There are thousands of cases of Chinese companies stealing intellectual property that are on record, and once again the law requires this. What is so disturbing to me is how everyone who brings this up gets shot down immediately as somebody who is negative or too political. I highly suggest you educate yourself if you run a business with these printers.

@logicalfundy Жыл бұрын

I would like to see an open standard built around electronically identifying filament; it would benefit the entire 3D printing community to have something open and available to all manufacturers.

@JustinBuildsThings Жыл бұрын

a lot of people dont realize this, asking about waste on ams... the ams very elegently solves the biggest problem for reliability of mmu systems by introducing a cutter below the extruder and above the hotend. this completely solves "the tip problem". and makes it the most reliable mmu on the market, period. the small amounts of waste are way less problematic than entire failed prints. can this be further improved? sure, but it was a game changing improvement to begin with.

@condorman6293 Жыл бұрын

Agreed! One thing I'd like is to see a better wiper system for petg. The current system (trapdoor + ptfe wiper) just doesn't work reliably enough

@chizInPhoenix Жыл бұрын

Agree. And people need to understand that the amount of already molten filament is relative to the size of the hot zone. Just like most high speed hot ends, the hot zone has to be longer than usual which is the reason why more filament has to be flushed.

@Pyriscent 10 ай бұрын

@chrisc9213 Жыл бұрын

Excellent interview and you asked the hard questions. And being transparent about growing pains is a good quality of a CEO. Keep up the excellent work!!

@jumadhaheri Жыл бұрын

This must be the most important interview for consumer 3d printing in the year 2023.

@MihaiDesigns Жыл бұрын

Awesome interview, thanks for the video!

@thenextlayer Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’m a huge fan of your videos! Let me know if you would like to be a guest on the show :)

@jpcme2002 Жыл бұрын

Just received my X1 Carbon today!!! I still overwelmed with the fisrt prints, many thanks to you all

@humebeam Жыл бұрын

Hey Jonathan thanks for highlighting Hydra. Also, that was a great interview / Q&A, keep the quality content coming! I'm sorry I had to cut off from the livestream and chat but I've watched it in full now, awesome stuff. Cheers buddy.

@tx3n Жыл бұрын

humebeam - could I give you an idea? Could you make a slim mod version of the AMS that could fit 1 or 2 inside a normal Dry-box like the Eureka ADL-3D77 so many printer companies sell in their own name?

@Pyriscent 10 ай бұрын

@DeFrisselle Жыл бұрын

A wonderful game of softball that at time was more dodgeball

@thenextlayer Жыл бұрын

….sorry you didn’t like it…?

@condorman6293 Жыл бұрын

Excellent interview. Great job asking all the questions I would have wanted. Love seeing the lack of corporate-speak from Dr. Tao

@Pyriscent 10 ай бұрын

@bujin5455 7 ай бұрын

39:12. This is the exact thing that makes cloud services dangerous in general, is that they provide backdoors into your network. The fact the printer is connected to their servers, allowing them to create a reverse TCP tunnel back through your NATed network, which is what allows them to control the printer remotely. This also means the printer can be turned into a zombie remotely, and that it can then be used to launch malicious attacks on your network from behind your NATed interface. The real problem here isn't so much that you're exposing your designs to their servers, it's that you are providing a backdoor to your network, in a central location one might look for it from no less (creating a honey pot), which by extension greatly reduces the security of your network, as it's a foot hold from where one could launch a direct attack on any of your other systems. This situation could happen for any number of reasons from hackers gaining control of the cloud service (which does happen) to governments doing the same (which also happens).

@marsgizmo Жыл бұрын

amazing episode! 👏😎 packed with useful insights!

@nAcolz Жыл бұрын

Would be great to have chapters in the video! Then it's easier to scrub through and watch/listen to what really interests me

@ClintonCaraway-CNC Жыл бұрын

I see the chapters.

@DatMammut76 Жыл бұрын

Wow. This was a GOOD interview. You asked some tough questions and to Dr. Tao’s credit he was very earnest in answering them. In the last few months Bambu had been firing on all cylinders in terms of responding to customer needs such as the gantry being offered for sale for a really reasonable price. My opinion has really changed about them since last year. One question I dearly wish you had asked was how they feel about their parts being used by OTHER do it yourself builders. I’ve installed a BL hot end assembly on two home builds simply due to the incredible cost efficiency, for instance.

@thenextlayer Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@-MadeinJapan 6 ай бұрын

Is bambu studio coming to the iPad Pro? It would be very nice to use it with Apple pen!

@Reazy- 5 ай бұрын

Yess, I would love to have bambu studio on my iPad

@andrewgohlk Жыл бұрын

Is Bambu Lab fixing those design issues like connection clip facing the printer body instead of outwards, such that people have to come up with a tool to remove the cable?

@konichiwatanabi 5 ай бұрын

Very cool. I've done so much research on which filament printer to buy as my first and I've wanted one for many years. I started with a resin printer (Yikes! But also Yay!) and knew someday I'd get a filament. I've definitely fallen in love with Bambu over the past year as I follow makers who post prints that have wowed me. Now getting to know the maker behind the printer, the hype and the criticism, and the roadmap for the printer I think I'll be a Bambu guy 😎

@jcmdesigns101 Жыл бұрын

That was awesome! Great questions. Thanks for doing this!

@dosdont Жыл бұрын

How can you not appreciate/respect this guy for putting himself out there. He's not worried at all about saying something he shouldn't. I'm on the fence trying to decide which top model from any manufacturer to choose and I think I narrowed it down to K1 Max or X1C, this guy is causing me to lean heavily towards Bambu Lab. That said, I may be waiting until an upgrade of the X1C comes out people who own them have some complaints. The problem is I have no idea when that will be and I'm totally unsatisfied with my Ender 3 s1 Pro.

@89nissancrawler 10 ай бұрын

I have two ender 3’s. I bought a p1s 6 weeks ago, it has ran nearly non stop, with the only issues being brittle old filament, and not letting my garolite plate heat up enough. I haven’t turned my ender 3’s on since, and I won’t. They’re going up for sale. I would buy another p1s before I turned an ender back on.

@cjjuszczak Жыл бұрын

excellent interview well done, and Dr. Ye Tao was refreshingly candid providing an insight into Bambu Labs !

@JohnOlson Жыл бұрын

re: Logging.. I think Bambu should publish what their log contains, redacting any company secrets using a sample log file from one of their printers. Until they do, those who don't trust them, or those who can't allow the logs to be sent due to security concerns will be left to using another printer, or using old outdated firmware.

@MalcolmBlk Жыл бұрын

What makes you say the logs are sent anywhere? As far as I can tell, the only way BL can get their hands on your logs is if you submit a support ticket (requiring you to share your logs).

@JohnOlson Жыл бұрын

@@MalcolmBlk Its less about where they are sent, and more about what is in the logs that are sent. As long as they are encrypted and nothing is published as far as their format and contents, anything could be in them. This is an issue for anyone doing work under NDA and/or have govt contracts.

@MalcolmBlk Жыл бұрын

@@JohnOlson What I'm asking is why do you say the logs are "sent" anywhere?

@JohnOlson Жыл бұрын

@@MalcolmBlk They are uploaded every time you create a support ticket. I'm not implying they are randomly uploading them without your knowledge. But still the logs are huge. My guess is they are logging anything and everything all the time, with a rolling log file.

@MalcolmBlk Жыл бұрын

@@JohnOlson If they're not sent anywhere until you send them yourself, then the only reason to be concerned is that you'll need to share it to get support in case of an issue with your printer. If you're printing something that falls under NDA, I can see how sharing logs of the print would be problematic. To this I have 2 points: 1. It looks like you are able to select the exact date/time range for the log you're uploading. 2. What's stopping you from deleting the log of the NDA print, printing something you can share, and uploading this log instead?

@user-xu7lj9ie7c 8 ай бұрын

I just ordered a X1 Carbon, still waiting for it. I used the link off your site I love your videos. Thanks for all you do.

@thenextlayer 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@WirelessDevelopment 5 ай бұрын

In light of Bambu Lab's filament membership policy, which excludes customers who purchase through retailers, I'm curious: Does Bambu Lab CEO believe it is fair to differentiate between customers based on their point of sale? In the USA it is considered discrimination!

@acmach5 Жыл бұрын

This was excellent.! Always great to connect a person with the companies and products we enjoy. I’m very excited about the future products they will be bringing to market.

@SW-lw6mt Жыл бұрын

Really interesting interview, it covered a lot of ground and I'm even more keen on buying a X1.

@hamthomas4715 Жыл бұрын

Great interview! Keep up the good work 🖖

@kspec2001 Жыл бұрын

great interview. nice to hear what he was able to share about what they are doing.

@justinbaits7149 Жыл бұрын

I will never buy a printer than I cannot use in a fully featured manner LAN only and requires MY log data be sent to the vendor. Security and trade secrets are excuses for anti privacy and anti consumer tactics.

@grumpyoldgamerUK Жыл бұрын

You could also argue Bambu only can offer the performance and reliability by sending those logs back and remaining proprietary You can use without sending over the cloud though Open and closed products always have pros and cons

@justinbaits7149 Жыл бұрын

@@grumpyoldgamerUK You cannot utilize the camera for remote monitoring in LAN mode and they don't even allow basic configuration like a PID tune in their closed firmware. The only reason people accept vendor lock in and closed ecosystems is because people have normalized these anti consumer practices.

@grumpyoldgamerUK Жыл бұрын

@@justinbaits7149 They lock things down as there is no need to play with them. I would describe Bambus printers for people who just want to print, take the printer out of the equation. The tinkerers market is already well catered for My P1P just works and that is what I wanted especially after years of Creality and even a Prusa that got sent back due to multiple issues. It's a very prosumer printer possibly the first... Just watching it in action you can tell how much work is being done at firmware level and why it's proprietary

@arekx Жыл бұрын

For my usage (hobbyist) sending such log data is not a problem. But the current way LAN was made is simply *BAD* . I would like LAN mode to be addition to cloud, too. For example I want to be sending jobs and see status over LAN when *I'm in that LAN* but when I'm outside of my LAN I should be able own VPN or use bambu cloud for the same thing. Also without limiting camera or other features to cloud only. Basically 2 switches: cloud on/off, LAN on/off and not "LAN only mode".

@No0o0o0o0o0 Жыл бұрын

@@justinbaits7149 You are incorrect about the camera not working in lan mode. It wont work in Bambu/orca or handy but you can use simple windows media player. I use the camera in lan only mode(router with no internet at all) with a very simple fix.

@DustinGorman Жыл бұрын

Did we talk about a larger printer in this video?

@shinchin384 Жыл бұрын

will there be an ams that support softer filament?

@TumescentPuma Жыл бұрын

Made me seriously consider buying one X1 Carbon with AMS, since I canceled my Prusa XL.

@___chad_____ Жыл бұрын

it's absolutely worth more than it costs.

@adamriese3610 Жыл бұрын

Do it. I am pretty happy

@KeithLewis28 Жыл бұрын

My question is my is the customer service sub par i just spent almost $2000 and would at least like a reasonable response time

@infectioushost1 Жыл бұрын

That was kind of rude sponsors in the middle of the interview 👉Edit: this

@thenextlayer Жыл бұрын

Agreed, but we gotta pay the bills!!

@c0mputer Жыл бұрын

It WOULD have been rude if he said, “Hey Dr. Tao, shut the hell up I gotta read the sponsor segment.”

@Pyriscent 10 ай бұрын

You are supposed to pre-record sponsored segments. You never interrupt an interview with a sponsorship. This is very basic and easy to do. He was calling you out for not doing this properly not doing it to begin with. We all know you have to pay the bills but there was no reason to stop the interview to do so.

@Thisdudechannel Жыл бұрын

People make bambu labs to be some evil company. After this interview I am for all that they stand for. They changed the game. Good for our passion and good for us the customers.

@schrodingerscat1863 Жыл бұрын

Check out their privacy policy and see if you still feel the same way, they basically upload all your data, including models, and can pass it on to third parties. This is a definite none starter to many.

@Itsudemo1 Жыл бұрын

@@schrodingerscat1863 privacy is a farce in 2023 While commenting on KZfaq, owned by Google LLC, they know: where you live. all the places you go, what you search for, where you stay when all your mails, scanned for content, analyzed all your payments, where you pay how much for what all your other files, when you write what into what spreadsheet, doc, private note or anything all apps you install, what else there could be you absolutely dont want Google to have access to. Just think of some embarrassing websites you visited the past few days. many many websites you visit without even using Google, as they use google Javascript (you can block that with Noscript) how your voice sounds, how you look like, when you are on your phone, ... And this is just google.

@Pyriscent 10 ай бұрын

@Razer005 Жыл бұрын

Gibt es eine deutsche übersetzung? Mein Englisch ist schlecht

@bansheeboys7839 Жыл бұрын

How is the vibration on the Bambu. I currently use a over the bed table for my current printer because i am bedridden. The Bambu would be great for me because it just works and it would allow me to print different materrials.

@bansheeboys7839 Жыл бұрын

@@misterdude8034 I use a prusa mk3s right now. I do alot of my printing during the day.

@bansheeboys7839 Жыл бұрын

@@misterdude8034 Its not connected. The table has a wheels and extend over the bed.

@bansheeboys7839 Жыл бұрын

@@misterdude8034 Thanks! I will see what I can do to make the table as sturdy as I can get it.

@unclebuck5957 Жыл бұрын

Never 3d printed before bought P1P and printed 3 rolls so far 3 mistakes my mistakes not the machine . Love the P1P

@3D_Printing Жыл бұрын

Two heads are better than one; nozzles

@Mr.X3D Жыл бұрын

Kingroon klp1 is a joke in comparison to a Bambu Lab. I’m yet to get a good print out of it… My Bambus always work perfectly

@guystucker4738 Жыл бұрын

Aftermarket hotend for Bamboo is useless if you are locked out of PID tuning it.

@sanjabarasingha802 Жыл бұрын

@Broski Snowski If you replace it with something almost identical you arent gaining anything. It makes more sense to replace it with something more powerfull and as such you need to be able to pid tune properly. We have been able to do this since the early days of marlin. Why cant we do it on a new machine. It's only because they dont want us to change it.

@SingularityAdvent Жыл бұрын

I love my X1C.

@darren990 Жыл бұрын

Dr. Ye Tao i have a question when am i getting the grinding on my p1p sorted its been weeks rolling into months now Ive sent you trees mate about log files lol

@mirror71 9 ай бұрын

The community's fear of patents is entirely unfounded FUD. If the patents actually covered open source work, then the patents shouldn't be issued because the idea is already in the public domain. If they cover that work and do get issued, they will be easily invalidated the moment they get enforced.

@shanefelgate Жыл бұрын

Cool, creator can’t even ask one of the most important questions, how do yall plan to fix the camera issues when the server goes down or if yall go under will the camera just become a paperweight?

@ashleys3dprintshop Жыл бұрын

You can use the camera in Lan only mode or if the cloud is down. It wont work in handy or studio but will work in OBS or windows media player or media player classic

@ashleys3dprintshop Жыл бұрын

I just posted a video to my channel with instructions.

@Tomany_1502 Жыл бұрын

why didn't you activate the subtitles?

@mojo1983a Жыл бұрын

Press the CC button. Worked for me

@posterisan Жыл бұрын

Did BL fixed the warped bed problem (X1C) ?

@SnifterRoux Жыл бұрын

53:20 Says that new quality controls measures have been implemented and that printers that left the factory at some stage last month are guaranteed to have a flat bed, to a certain degree.

@justinreschke3642 Жыл бұрын

Someone should probably tell him that they spelled bamboo wrong.

@AllenIsbell Жыл бұрын

That was awesome

@landofbosses7844 11 ай бұрын

How rude to just start an ad. Read in the middle of the conversation with someone. Treat him like a robot 😂 guessing you had to do that because this was live at some point

@thenextlayer 11 ай бұрын

Correct.

@peterpeter5666 7 ай бұрын

like the chanel hate the hipster hat

@HiGHrVOLTAGE 11 ай бұрын

I love everything about bambulabs, but one big deal maker is their name. So many weird name Chinese companies. A good name is a big big deal. Bambu nailed every category of business. I am selling off a fleet of printers to replace them all with bambulabs.

@thenextlayer 11 ай бұрын

Yup.

@Darryl.Harris Ай бұрын

Dr. Tao used to work for a company that the U.S. government banned and started a new company with questionable log files🤔. I'm looking for a new 3D printer to replace my Ender 3 V2. I'm still torn between the A1 and the K1S..... leaning toward the A1. Thx for the video.