US Consumers Cool to Autonomous Kitchen Appliances. Despite the growing popularity of smart home devices and the rise of high-tech cooking tools in other parts of the world, the US market has been slow to adopt overly autonomous cooking tools and kitchen appliances. Culinary robots, such as the Thermomix, have found success in Europe and other international markets, but their appeal has been limited in the US, where consumers tend to prioritize traditional cooking methods and manual control. Industry insiders attribute the lukewarm reception to a combination of factors, including a preference for hands-on cooking and concerns about the reliability and safety of high-tech appliances.
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 ...
