Along with the new simple, this little guy caught my attention at the 3D Printshow. No proprietary filament, uses open source software, abs/pla ready, cheap and cute. Looking forward in this new printer!
Just looked at their website, I really want to fund their kickstarter 
Lots of H-bots lately…
@ThantiK H-bots?
@Jonathan_Haberman look at the path of the belt.
I see, what do you think is better, h-bots or the stuff printrbot is doing?
H bots suffer some racking issues. When moving they can kind of twist the gantry side to side. But, this machine looks like they at least did it in a smart manner. They’re using a wide, horizontal set of rails to combat that force.
Really, I prefer overhead gantries - a moving table in the X/Y tends to waste space and wobble things around too much. I wouldn’t go as far as claiming anyone is better than anyone else though. A properly tuned machine, no matter what configuration is capable of amazing prints.
I should have taken some more pics but they are using a rack gear setup for their x gantry. The extruder is a direct drive setup which makes it even more mysterious because of the size of the extruder. Really surprised on how small this printer came out to be.
Are the XY motors tucked into the carriage too?
@Billy the motors are actually one of the more interesting things about this printer. They don’t use steppers, but servo motors, which is probably part of the reason why they can run it with just 15W from a 5V supply.
It seems to be a nice project. Im waiting for my Makibox , but im starting to doubt in it… so will see if this little printer will be affordable.
I have a feeling that this will go vaporware, or drop features, or go up in price. I don’t see how they can deliver on all those promises in the price range they are currently talking about (~200$).
@Shachar_Weis , you know - a lot of people would think you were crazy if you told them you could get a 3D printer for $100 also. And that happened…
WooooOW
How are servo motors accurate enough? These M3D printers have received a skeptical reception in the 3d scene on the Intertubes. But h-bots can avoid racking issues if a corexy design is used.
Anthony, my Peachy Printer is in the mail, but it’s far from a $100 printer. You still need to build the container for the resin, and the laser can only print minuscule parts without a ~$300 lens. The Peachy printer is amazing in a lot if respects, but it’s not a $100 printer.
It is very much a $100 printer. Printing minuscule parts is still printing parts. And the container can be as simple as a spare trash can laying around.
I wonder if they are using some kind of linear encoder for positioning feedback or something rotary on the motor shaft?
I’m watching for this one to appear on Kickstarter but would really like to see more info in the construction and videos of it in operation.