Open hardware -Dreams collapse as Prusa slams China’s subsidies, patents and aggressive tactics that reshaped 3D printing from an open playground to a company’s battlefield
State-backed rivals have made open source 3D printing nearly impossible Chinese subsidies change global competition on Desktop 3D printer production Cheap Chinese Patents create obstacles far outside Europe’s market limits The Open Source movement in 3D printing once thrived with shared design, social projects and cross -border collaboration. However, Josef Prusa, head of Prusa Research, […]









