[Chaotic]

>The video mentions they've only been working in the 3D printer world for less than a year.

The design lead said that he's being working with 3D printers since 2008. It's at 30 seconds into the first video.

[d1plo1d]

Exactly, this comment should really be higher up.

Liav, the designer of the PandaBot, was one of the first people in Canada to build a RepRap Darwin. The year Panda Robotics took to develop the Pandabot is the result of many years of prior 3D printer experience on Liav's part.