Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Micro
The First Truly Consumer 3D Printer
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Micro launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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3D printing is such a fascinating field of technology, so a couple months ago, I decided to take a deep dive and learn how they actually work! This took me to one of my very first PCB projects, a small, cheap, 3D printer motherboard. While it's not the most cutting edge board, I learned a lot and I fully documented my process designing it (https://github.com/KaiPereira/Cheetah-MX4-Mini/blob/master/J...), so other people can learn from my mistakes! It runs off of an STM32H743 MCU, has 4 TMC stepsticks with UART/SPI configurations,…
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Makerarm▲126The first robotic arm that makes anything, anywhere
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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The Palette▲23A companion to 3D printing - print with up to 4 colors
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Little Printer▲156A delightful web-connected printer that lives in your home.
2014 · littleprinter.com · its alternatives →
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ZEUS▲63Scan, copy, print, and fax objects for 3D printing
2014 · aiorobotics.com · its alternatives →
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