Nosh Robotics, a Bengaluru-based startup, has raised over $800,000 on Kickstarter for the Nosh One — a $1,499 countertop robot it claims can cook full meals without human intervention. The campaign runs through March 25, with shipping expected in summer 2026.

What It Does

Users load pre-prepped ingredients into the robot's cartridge tray, select a recipe, and walk away. The Nosh One portions and dispenses ingredients into its built-in pot, stirs, monitors cooking in real-time using a built-in camera, and self-cleans when done. It supports over 500 dishes and lets users generate custom recipes using natural language. A fully sealed cooking chamber is its main differentiator from rival Posha, a near-identical device reviewed by The Verge last year.

What It Can't Do

The Nosh One is limited to wet-heat methods — stews, soups, stir-fries, and curries. It cannot bake, roast, boil, sear, or steam. It also requires users to pre-chop and load ingredients before each session, which reduces the hands-off appeal. The device weighs 57 pounds and occupies a 21-by-17-inch footprint on the counter.

Skeptical Reception

CNET's reviewer, who saw the device at CES 2026, called it "limited in what it can effectively make" and questioned whether the $1,499 price was justified compared to a slow cooker or Instant Pot. CEO Mira Patel calls it "the first consumer robot that truly cooks for you" — a claim that past entrants like Moley and Samsung's Bot Chef also made before failing to gain traction.

Seven years in development, the Nosh One is betting that real-time AI sensor adaptation and sealed cooking will succeed where its predecessors could not.