"American Kitchens Resist the Rise of the Robot Chef: Despite Global Success, Autonomous Cooking Tools Struggle to Gain Traction in the US Market Culinary robots and overly autonomous kitchen appliances have been touted as the future of cooking, but in the US, they've failed to impress. While these high-tech gadgets have gained popularity in Europe and other parts of the world, American consumers seem hesitant to adopt the trend. The Thermomix, a popular example of a culinary robot, has found success abroad, but its US market share remains limited. As the tech-savvy nation that popularized smart home devices, the US market's lukewarm reception to autonomous cooking tools raises questions about the country's appetite for kitchen innovation."


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 ...