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24 alternatives to Momentum Machines

Gourmet Hamburger-making Robots: The Next Gen of Fast Food

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Momentum Machines launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Mellow▲151

   The robotic sous-chef for home cooks

   2014 · cookmellow.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Making Better Hamburgers With Science: A Conversation With J. Kenji López-Alt▲61

   A chat with the guy behind The Food Lab

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Grillbots▲82

   Robots that clean your grill.

   2015 · grillbots.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Eatsa▲122

   The robot restaurant that serves Quinoa

   2015 · eatsa.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dancing Hotdog AI▲143

   We gave the hotdog a brain!

   2017 · about.me · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Ozobot▲78

   The World's Smallest Smart Robot

   2015 · ozobot.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ChowBotics▲5

   Salad As a Service

   2017 · merchants.doordash.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   #HackTheMenu▲226

   Secret menu items available at fast-food restaurants.

   2014 · hackthemenu.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Yood!▲115

   Yo for food

   2014 · yoodapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Parsly▲75

    Recipe and grocery intelligence

    2014 · parsly.co.uk · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Rex▲57

    The brain for robots

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pepper Robot▲83

    An emotionally aware, humanoid robot

    2015 · maxtronics.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Food Service Robots & The Meat Juice Problem▲55

    On the menu: 3D printed food and food robots

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Epic Chef▲71

    Not your average cooking contest

    2014 · epicmealtime.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Flippy by Miso Robotics▲100

    The ultimate kitchen assistant robot

    2017 · misorobotics.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Sandwich Video▲107

    Great videos about great products.

    2014 · sandwich.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tasted▲74

    Your voice-enabled cooking companion

    2017 · tasted.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Braava Jet▲142

    Roomba’s first robotic mopping machine

    2016 · irobot.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Spoon University▲87

    Food network for next generation.

    2015 · spoonuniversity.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Foodini▲84

    A 3D Food Printer designed for healthy eating

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    RoboJuice▲78

    Your favorite smoothies and juices made by a friendly robot

    2020 · robojuice.ai · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ResyBird▲75

    Fast fine dining

    2015 · resy.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Uuni▲100

    The MacBook Air of Pizza Ovens

    2014 · ooni.com · its alternatives →

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    CellRobot▲71

    Hundreds of modular robots in one

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →