Autonomous cooking tools and kitchen appliances have struggled to gain traction in the US market, despite culinary robots like the Thermomix finding success in Europe and other regions. While the concept of hands-free, high-tech cooking has appealed to consumers abroad, American adoption has lagged behind. The gap raises questions about what separates the US kitchen from markets where these devices have taken hold.


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 ...