CES 2026: AI robots cook with “visual taste”

At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Nosh Robotics, Starbot Inc., and Antamix showed AI robots that use computer vision to adjust cooking parameters on their own. Nosh continuously monitors the state of the food, for example how far onions have browned. It uses these observations to adjust heat and cooking time rather than following a fixed timer.

The camera is the Nosh robot’s “eye”: it judges food by how it looks, which is what “visual taste” means here. The robot handles over 500 recipes, precisely dispenses ingredients, including spices, and stirs the food.

Antamix showed a multifunctional appliance for home and commercial kitchens (B2C and B2B). It mixes heavy doughs, chops food, and steams in one housing equipped with viscosity sensors and a 1,000-watt motor. A manufacturer can use the same technology for both home and restaurant kitchens.

Earlier robots needed tightly controlled inputs. The newer systems adapt to differences in ingredient size and cooking temperature. For HoReCa operators facing staff shortages or high turnover, the aim of this automation is consistent quality without constant human supervision of every process. With adaptive control, cooking parameters set out in standard operating procedures (SOPs) change according to the condition of the food.