"Smart Kitchen Revolution Hits a Roadblock in the US: Why Culinary Robots Are Falling Flat at Home. Despite the growing popularity of high-tech cooking tools in Europe and Asia, the US market has been slow to adopt overly autonomous cooking tools and kitchen appliances. From robotic mixers to self-stirring pots, these gadgets have been touted as the future of cooking, but their appeal seems to be limited in the US, where home cooks often prefer traditional methods and hands-on cooking experiences. As the tech industry continues to invest in kitchen automation, it remains to be seen whether American consumers will eventually warm up to the idea of letting robots do the cooking."
Overly autonomous cooking tools and kitchen appliances have largely whiffed in the US market. While culinary robots like the Thermomix have made inroads in Europe and elsewhere, adoption in the US has ...