"Kitchen Gadgets Gone Rogue: Why US Consumers Are Skeptical of Overly Autonomous Cooking Tools. Despite the growing popularity of smart home appliances, the US market has been slow to adopt overly autonomous cooking tools and kitchen gadgets. In contrast, countries like Germany and Australia have seen significant success with high-tech cooking robots, such as the Thermomix, which can chop, cook, and mix ingredients with ease. But what's behind the lukewarm reception in the US, and what does it say about American attitudes towards kitchen technology?"
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 ...