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08-26-2016, 03:54 PM
Robot roti maker gets set to ship to U.S. backers who've waited 2 years
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SINGAPORE — It's kept Kickstarter backers waiting for two years, but the Rotimatic is finally ready to make its maiden voyage to U.S. buyers.
Singapore startup Zimplistic, which makes the robot roti-maker, started taking orders for its $999 kitchen appliance in 2014. Although fairly pricey, over 8,000 units were bought within a week and the company had to close orders to cope with demand.
SEE ALSO: A robot cooked me a tasty Kung Pao chicken (http://mashable.com/2016/01/07/a-robot-cooked-me-kung-pao-chicken/)
The fully automated roti-maker takes flour, water and oil, and spits out fresh and hot rotis, unleavened Indian bread also k**wn as chapati.
Buyers in Singapore started getting their Rotimatics in June this year. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/26/rotimatic-set-to-ship-to-us/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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SINGAPORE — It's kept Kickstarter backers waiting for two years, but the Rotimatic is finally ready to make its maiden voyage to U.S. buyers.
Singapore startup Zimplistic, which makes the robot roti-maker, started taking orders for its $999 kitchen appliance in 2014. Although fairly pricey, over 8,000 units were bought within a week and the company had to close orders to cope with demand.
SEE ALSO: A robot cooked me a tasty Kung Pao chicken (http://mashable.com/2016/01/07/a-robot-cooked-me-kung-pao-chicken/)
The fully automated roti-maker takes flour, water and oil, and spits out fresh and hot rotis, unleavened Indian bread also k**wn as chapati.
Buyers in Singapore started getting their Rotimatics in June this year. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/26/rotimatic-set-to-ship-to-us/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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