Desktop UV printers and wild custom builds take over Open Sauce 2026 — $1,700 full-color printers, flash-cured resin, and a rideable speeder bike
If you want to see the bleeding edge of 3D printing tech, you go to FormNext in Frankfurt, Germany. If you want to see the latest in consumer electronics, you go to CES in Las Vegas. If you want to see what it’s like to microwave your own head, you go to Open Sauce in San Mateo, California.
The Open Sauce 2026 maker festival showcased cutting-edge 3D printing technology, including desktop UV printers and custom builds. At this year's event, attendees discovered affordable UV printers, like those from xTool, EufyMake, and Morpho, which print photographic color on a variety of materials using UV-cured ink. One standout attraction was a rideable speeder bike created with Snapmaker's U1 toolchanger, using an electric scooter hidden beneath to give the illusion of flight.
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