Today in 3D printers & materials

2026-07-01 · PrintNative

The only news here that matters is Oomwoo—and it exposes why most 3D printing "innovation" talk is backwards. A fully offline, 3D-printable robot vacuum using commodity parts (Pi + LiDAR) and open-source firmware actually *solves* a problem (cloud dependency, security theater) that no commercial vendor will touch. Meanwhile, Prusa and Marlin crank out maintenance releases that keep the ecosystem stable but unremarkable, and the rest of this list is pure tech noise—design awards, controller discounts, SSD deals—none of it relevant to anyone actually building with a printer. Watch Oomwoo's execution; ignore the hype cycle around firmware point releases and gaming peripherals dressed up as 3D-printing news.