A divorced transfer case sets Element's Enduro24 Sendero apart from every center-skid micro crawler, and the forward motor keeps its front tires down.
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Bambu's Authorization Control now has a legal test case
Bambu Lab's Authorization Control System gates printer control, and a 2026 cease-and-desist put the AGPL question in play. Here is the dated timeline.
The FCX18 wins the trail, the FCX24 wins your desk in 2026
FCX18 vs FCX24 comes down to space and terrain. The 1/18 frame owns rough outdoor trails while the 1/24 fits a desk, and both share portal axles.
The Olsson Ruby shows zero carbon fiber wear at 800 hours
The Olsson Ruby nozzle for carbon fiber showed zero measured wear across 800 test hours, with brass-identical flow and a documented 2,000-hour life.
Tungsten carbide outlasts hardened steel by half on the X2D
Tungsten carbide nozzle vs hardened steel on Bambu's X2D: HRA 90 against HRA 74, about 50% more life on abrasive filament, and almost no retuning.
At Shore 68D the TPU for AMS keeps prints fast and clean
TPU for AMS runs a Shore 68D hard flexible through the Bambu AMS at up to 238 mm/s, resisting the jams, stringing and warping that stall soft TPU.