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 been slow. Super smart ovens, including the June, Suvie and Brava, have likewise struggled to connect with consumers here.
Nosh Robotics, a smart home robotics company based in Bengaluru, India, is giving it a go with the launch of Nosh One It's a $1,499 AI-powered cooking robot seven years in the making and the company says "it can handle the entire cooking process autonomously: ingredient selection, sautéing, plating and self-cleaning."Â
The June Oven was the most promising smart oven we tested. It quietly stopped production in 2023.Â
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The Nosh does a few things that a slow cooker or Instant Pot doesn't, namely, add the right amount of ingredients, cooking oils and spices from small chambers. But you still have to load the right ingredients for a given recipe into cartridges every time you cook.Â
The Nosh One has launched on Kickstarter for a cool $1,499.
The cooking functionality is also limited. While the Nosh can portion, chop (roughly -- no mincing or dicing), cook and stir food in its built-in pot using highly programmed recipes so you can walk away while the recipe completes, it can't bake, roast, boil, sear or steam, making it limited in what it can effectively make.Â
I saw it in a non-demo preview at CES earlier this year and spoke with reps about the Nosh One. Amit Gupta, Co-founder of Nosh Robotics, calls it "the first consumer robot that truly cooks for you," though I was less certain of its potential and remain skeptical. Up close, and even with a deep explanation from the on-site reps, the pricey machine doesn't seem worth the cost or the space it takes up on your counter, at least for most home cooks.Â
The Nosh One is similar to a Thermomix. The Thermomix offers more cooking modes and functions, but it can't automatically deliver precise ingredient amounts to the chamber like the Nosh.
If your dinner menu consists mostly of stews, soups, stir-fries and curries, the Nosh should be able to shoulder a good deal of cooking. Most other foods will have to be cooked the old-fashioned way.Â
It's also big and bulky. Weighing 57 pounds with a 21-by-17-inch frame, it'll command a good deal of counter space, much more than an Instant Pot or a slow cooker, both of which execute the same basic cooking tasks, albeit with far fewer automated functions.
How it works
The Nosh One precisely portions ingredients according to programmed recipes, then heats and stirs them to completion.Â
At the core of the device is NoshOS, a proprietary culinary AI trained on thousands of cooking techniques and cuisines from around the world. Multiple sensors monitor texture, moisture, aroma compounds and browning levels in real time, dynamically adjusting heat, timing and seasoning as a dish cooks. Built-in machine vision identifies produce, proteins and pantry items, allowing the system to suggest meals based on ingredients already on hand.
Ingredient cartridges, which are reusable and dishwasher-safe, store fresh items and dispense them with "millimeter-level precision." After each meal, a closed-loop wash cycle automatically cleans the cooking chamber, utensils and internal surfaces.
Pricing and availability
The Nosh One is available to preorder on Kickstarter until March 25, starting at $1,499, with shipments expected in early summer 2026. Early backers receive a complimentary set of ingredient cartridges and access to the Nosh Founders Recipe Library, featuring dishes from award-winning chefs. According to the company, additional attachments, specialty cooking modules and premium recipe packs are planned for later in 2026.
As always, before contributing to any campaign, read the crowdfunding site's policies -- in this case, Kickstarter -- to find out your rights (and refund policies, or the lack thereof) before and after a campaign ends.