Bambu Lab Announces the R1 Laser Engraver and Cutter for September
The R1 is Bambu Lab's first laser engraver and cutter, due in September with no specifications, price or exact date published yet. Until it arrives, a Bambu laser means an H2D, from $2,149.
Bambu Lab has announced the R1, a laser engraver and cutter due in September 2026, and calls it on its product page the first the company has made. The page puts it beside the printers rather than inside one: "From 3D printing to laser, we're building your personal manufacturing hub." There are no specifications, no price and no exact date. Just an email signup.
Bambu Lab published the teaser across its channels on August 13, 2026, under the tagline "A new Ray of making": "ONE MORE TOOL. More power. Made simple. Something new is warming up in the Lab." The render with it shows a single beam cutting the four-square Bambu logo out of a light wood board, clean through the full thickness.
Bambu Lab already sells laser hardware, as modules for the H2D. Both are blue diode lasers at 455 nm, and the difference between them is what they will cut. The 10W stops at 6 mm of basswood. The 40W reaches 15 mm. Bambu Lab claims it goes through thicker plywood in a single pass. Engraving speed splits the same way, 400 mm/s against 1,000.
As of August 13, 2026, an H2D with the 10W module costs $2,149. With the 40W it is $2,699. The EU store lists the same two at 2,149 and 2,549 EUR. An upgrade kit adds the laser to an H2D bought without one, from $698.
No blog post or press release came with the teaser. Until Bambu Lab shows the R1, there is no way to say where it lands against the 40W module it already sells.
What is the Bambu Lab R1?
A laser engraver and cutter announced on August 13, 2026, which Bambu Lab describes as its first. No specifications have been published and the R1 hasn't been shown.
When does the Bambu Lab R1 come out?
In September 2026, with no exact date announced. Bambu Lab's R1 page takes email signups until then.
How much will the Bambu Lab R1 cost?
No price has been announced. For reference, an H2D with the 10W module costs $2,149, or $2,699 with the 40W, as of August 13, 2026.
Sources & methodology
- Bambu Lab's R1 page, for the product description, the tagline and the teaser render
- The announcement of August 13, 2026, on three Bambu Lab channels: @BambulabGlobal on X, the official u/BambuLab post on r/BambuLab, and the announcements board on the Bambu Lab forum
- Bambu Lab's own store for prices and laser specifications: the H2D, Laser Module and Laser Upgrade Kit pages, US prices from the US store and euro prices from the EU store
- Bambu Lab's blog, which carries no R1 post
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