In October 2012, the LulzBot AO-100 3D printer became the first hardware product to be awarded use of the FSF's RYF certification mark. Since that time, Aleph Objects, Inc. has continued to release new and improved successors to the AO-100 model, including the AO-101, the Mini, and five successor TAZ models. The latest model, which can be purchased from LulzBot.com, has numerous hardware improvements, including a self-leveling printing bed made of borosilicate glass with a PEI surface, a self-cleaning nozzle system, and an integrated power supply. It uses 100% free software: from the low-level firmware that controls the motors and heats the printing bed, to end-user software, including Cura LulzBot Edition, which allows users to both prepare 3D digital objects for printing as well as control the operation of the 3D printer itself.

"Aleph Objects, Inc. continues to be one of the most innovative and impressive makers of desktop 3D printers in the world, and they have done it without compromising their core values and commitment to computer user freedom," said Joshua Gay, FSF licensing & compliance manager.

"The Free Software Foundation is the preeminent voice advancing technology that respects user freedom. It is a privilege to receive their seal of approval on the new LulzBot TAZ 6 desktop 3D printer," said Jeff Moe, president of Aleph Objects, Inc.

To learn more about the Respects Your Freedom hardware certification program visit https://fsf.org/ryf.

Hardware sellers interested in applying for certification can consult https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/criteria.

About the Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at https://donate.fsf.org. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.

More information about the FSF, as well as important information for journalists and publishers, is at https://www.fsf.org/press.

Media Contacts

Joshua Gay
Licensing & Compliance Manager
Free Software Foundation
+1 (617) 542 5942
licensing@fsf.org

Kara Sawinska
Media Contact
Aleph Objects, Inc.
+1 (970) 377 1111
press@lulzbot.com