AtomForm Debuts Palette 300: 36-Color Desktop 3D Printer

AtomForm introduced the Palette 300 at CES on January 6, 2026, pitching a new direction for desktop fused filament fabrication by combining a multi-nozzle head with AI-based quality systems. The machine uses a 12-nozzle print head architecture that the company says can deliver as many as 36 distinct colors, and it brings a relatively large desktop build volume of 300 x 300 x 300 mm.

The company highlighted automation and sensing as the product’s core differentiators. The Palette 300 incorporates more than 50 sensors and four AI cameras to support automated quality control, and an automatic nozzle-swapping system to manage color transitions. AtomForm claimed the system can reduce filament waste by up to 90 percent compared with typical multi-material approaches, a figure that, if realized in practice, would significantly cut running costs and material handling for multi-color projects.

For makers, modelers, and small shops, those features aim to lower the barrier to reliable multi-color and multi-material printing. Larger build volume and expanded color options let users produce more complex parts and multi-hued prototypes without resorting to painting or lengthy manual assembly. The automation suite targets one of the more painful parts of multi-extruder workflows: calibration, nozzle management, and print monitoring. By pushing those tasks into sensors and AI cameras, AtomForm is promising a smoother out-of-the-box experience for users who lack time or expertise for hands-on tuning.

AtomForm also announced plans for commercial rollout: a Kickstarter pre-launch in Q1 2026, with shipping expected in Q2. Retail price will sit a bit over $2,000, with Kickstarter discounts available to early backers. That pricing positions the Palette 300 in the consumer-prosumer range while offering capabilities that until now have been more common in industrial systems or complex add-on rigs.

The Palette 300 stood out among consumer and prosumer additive manufacturing products at CES by emphasizing an integrated approach to multi-color printing: hardware, sensing, and AI working together. Verify specs and test reports as the Kickstarter and shipping timelines approach, but for local maker spaces, small studios, and home labs, the Palette 300 could be a practical option for taking multi-color printing from experimental to everyday use.