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LulzBot is an American maker of open-source hardware 3D printers. The brand, which dates itself to 2011, was built up by Aleph Objects of Loveland, Colorado; after near-closure in 2019 it was bought by FAME 3D, which runs it from Fargo, North Dakota. LulzBot publishes its printer CAD, firmware and Cura LulzBot Edition slicer, and sells the TAZ and Mini printers to schools, labs and businesses that want a machine they can repair for years.

Gegründet: 2011 · Hauptsitz: Fargo, North Dakota, US · Eigentümerschaft: FAME 3D, LLC (Fargo Additive Manufacturing Equipment 3D), privately held, since November 2019 · Website: lulzbot.com

Open-source hardware and firmware, published CAD, a deep parts catalogue and no cloud. The cost is a higher price than mass-market printers.

Firmware und angepasste Firmware
●●●●●		 LulzBot publishes its Klipper, Moonraker, Mainsail and Marlin forks under the GPL-3.0 on GitHub, updated through 2026, and the Mini 3 runs Klipper. The Free Software Foundation lists the LulzBot Mini and TAZ 6 as Respects Your Freedom certified. [7][2][13]
Lokale Steuerung und Integrationen
●●●●●		 The Mini 3 runs Klipper with Mainsail in any browser and prints over Wi-Fi or from a USB drive. LulzBot maintains its own Moonraker and Mainsail forks on GitHub, Moonraker's API is documented, and LulzBot offers no printer cloud or account. [2][18][19]
Filament, Slicer und Teile von Drittanbietern
●●●●●		 Tool heads for 1.75 and 2.85 mm filament, any filament brand, the open-source Cura LulzBot Edition (LGPL/AGPL on GitHub) and OrcaSlicer profiles for older models. Tool heads are LulzBot designs, but their sources are published too. [3][8][17][9]
Reparaturen und Ersatzteile
●●●●●		 LulzBot's shop lists about 155 spare parts, including parts for the TAZ 6 and Mini 1, and the CAD for the TAZ 8 and Mini 3 (GPL-3.0) is published on GitLab. [5][10][11]
Daten und Datenschutz
●●●●●		 No account is needed to print. LulzBot's privacy notice covers only its website and says personal data is not sold or rented. [4]
Community und Dokumentation
●●●●●		 An official forum with posts every week, public GitHub and GitLab repositories and published assembly and support documents; the community is active but small. [12][7][9]
Vorteile
  • Open-source hardware and firmware, with CAD files published.
  • Spare parts still sold for printers from 2016 and earlier.
  • Runs locally (Klipper and Mainsail on the Mini 3), with no cloud account.
  • Made in the USA, with its own open-source Cura LulzBot Edition slicer.
Nachteile
  • Expensive: the TAZ 8 listed at $5,395 and the Mini 3 at $1,695 in October 2026.
  • The company nearly closed in 2019, laying off about 80% of staff before FAME 3D bought it.
  • Current models are not in OrcaSlicer's built-in list; the main slicer is LulzBot's own Cura edition.
Erfolgsbilanz
  • März 2025: LulzBot introduced the TAZ 8, a large printer with swappable Galaxy Series tool heads. [3]
  • Juli 2024: LulzBot introduced the Mini 3, running Klipper with the Mainsail web interface and Wi-Fi; its CAD is published on GitLab under the GPL-3.0. [2][11]
  • November 2019: Aleph Objects sold its assets, including the LulzBot brand, to Fargo Additive Manufacturing Equipment 3D (FAME 3D) of Fargo, North Dakota. [15]
  • Oktober 2019: Aleph Objects laid off about 80% of its workforce in a cash-flow crunch while looking for new owners; it said it would keep making and servicing LulzBot printers and honour all warranties. [14]
Recherchiert anhand von 19 Quellen, zuletzt geprüft am 18. Oktober 2026. Quellen anzeigen
  1. LulzBot - 3D Printers, Filaments, and More lulzbot.com
  2. Meet the Mini 3 - LulzBot lulzbot.com
  3. TAZ 8: For Those Who Demand More - LulzBot lulzbot.com
  4. Privacy Policy - LulzBot lulzbot.com
  5. Parts - LulzBot shop buy.lulzbot.com
  6. Printers - LulzBot shop buy.lulzbot.com
  7. lulzbot3d - GitHub github.com
  8. lulzbot3d/CuraLE - GitHub github.com
  9. lulzbot3d - GitLab gitlab.com
  10. lulzbot3d/printers/taz-8 - GitLab gitlab.com
  11. lulzbot3d/printers/lulzbot-mini-3 - GitLab gitlab.com
  12. LulzBot Community Forum forum.lulzbot.com
  13. Aleph Objects, Inc - Respects Your Freedom (FSF) ryf.fsf.org
  14. Aleph Objects lays off 80 percent of workforce - BizWest bizwest.com
  15. Aleph Objects sells to Fargo company - BizWest bizwest.com
  16. Aleph Objects - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
  17. OrcaSlicer LulzBot printer profiles - GitHub github.com
  18. github.com
  19. moonraker.readthedocs.io