Bambu Lab S1 3D Scanner: What FCC Filings Hint Before November

Bambu Lab has teased its first 3D scanner, the S1, for November, without saying what it does or what it costs. The clues so far come from an FCC label, and they point to a wired, 60W device that may need a computer to run. For makers who print replacement parts, that difference decides whether the S1 becomes a tool they use weekly or another gadget on the shelf.

What Happened

Tom’s Hardware reports that Bambu Lab officially teased the S1 3D scanner ahead of a planned November 2026 release, with no product details yet. Users in Bambu Lab’s own forums found FCC filings with a label and a drawing of the device.

The label shows a 60W rated input. Some users speculate the S1 shares a platform with SCANOLOGY’s 3DeVOK MT Gen2, a wired scanner released this year that uses both blue and infrared lasers and is also rated at 60W. Tom’s Hardware says Bambu Lab has a framework agreement with SCANOLOGY. Tom’s Hardware cautions that the matching input rating doesn’t confirm shared technology, though it does hint at capability, since the number of lasers, and possibly a screen, drive a scanner’s power requirements. It also notes that the 3DeVOK MT Gen2 is officially priced at $8,299, which makes a shared platform less likely if Bambu Lab wants consumer pricing.

Why It Matters

Tom’s Hardware calls 3D scanning “a niche within a niche.” Scanners serve game assets, archaeology, prosthetics, and museum archiving, and 3D printing has added a small but growing demand for reverse engineering automotive and other niche parts. Three things keep it small, per the report: PC requirements, technical scan cleanup, and resurfacing in CAD programs. The current consumer field includes Creality’s CR-Scan line, Revopoint’s Pop, mini, and MIRACO scanners, and SHINING3D’s Einstar.

The FCC drawings hint at a screen near the top of the handle. The 60W rating, with no sign of a battery on the label, suggests the scanner may need a PC to operate. Tom’s Hardware calls that a common pain point: you either carry a powerful laptop while scanning or run a very long USB cable to your desk.

What This Means for Makers

For a consumer scanner to succeed, the hard parts are the ones Tom’s Hardware lists: cleanup and turning a mesh into an editable model. That is the gap tools like Backflip AI are trying to close from the software side. In our view, a Bambu scanner that feeds straight into the company’s own print workflow would matter more to most hobbyists than raw scan accuracy.

None of this is confirmed. Until Bambu Lab publishes specifications and a price, the 60W label and the SCANOLOGY link are hints, not features.

Source: Tom's Hardware

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