Coast Runner Industries, Inc. is an American desktop CNC milling manufacturing company headquartered in Austin, Texas.
[1][3] Coast Runner previewed a prototype of its open source desktop CNC at CES in Las Vegas in 2024.
[4] Ahead of its Kickstarter launch, Coast Runner and the CR-1 were positively reviewed by MAKE magazine.
[5] In May of 2024, San Diego County, joined by The Giffords Law Center, brought suit against Coast Runner in California state court for violating a state law "blocking gun-making milling machines.
"[6] On December 9, 2024, Coast Runner, represented by Stone Hilton, filed an antitrust action against Kickstarter, PBC, Indiegogo, Inc. and Launchboom, Inc. in a Texas federal court asking for $30M in damages.