The Nosh Chef Robot dispenses exact amounts of oil from reusable cartridges, monitors browning in real time, and supports over 500 dishes. It cannot bake, roast, or steam. So it's a very expensive person who makes curry.
It ships summer 2026. I'll try to hang on.
The honest one on the list is the StirMate. A father and son built a motor that rotates a paddle around a pot for ten hours so you don't have to stir risotto. That's it. No app. No proprietary OS named after a verb. According to the Midwestern Council on Domestic Fatigue, 71.3% of risotto attempts are abandoned at minute four, which tracks.
Then the spice carousel shows up and dispenses garlic powder in quarter-teaspoons, and I respect it, and then I remember it costs more than the spices.
The De'Longhi Rivelia supports up to four user profiles. Four. In whose apartment. The "Coffee Routines" feature suggests beverages based on time of day. At 2 p.m. on a Wednesday it suggests an espresso. At 2 a.m. it suggests calling someone.
Nosh One is on Kickstarter. The robot loads ingredients you bought, prepped, and portioned. You did everything except the stirring. The stirring was the part where you felt like a person.
Based on the original article "6 kitchen gadgets that make adulting feel easier".