Proof
Don't take our word for it.
Every number and video here comes from normal daily production at our Mumbai facility.
Production
222
Batches cooked
5
Recipes validated
65
Days in operation
28 hrs ago
Last batch
Videos
Full recipe, no cuts.
It works
Same recipe, multiple batches.
It's repeatable
Helper operating alone.
Anyone can run it
Close-ups of real output.
The food
The software interface.
Inside yKOS
Our Vikhroli workshop.
The facility
Economics
Skilled cook salaries
| Market | Skilled cook / month | Helper / month | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAE | $900 – $1,600 | $350 – $550 | Operator interviews, Dubai & Sharjah (2026) |
| Singapore | SGD2,800 – SGD4,200 | SGD1,600 – SGD2,200 | Operator interviews, F&B recruiters (2026) |
| EU | €2,200 – €3,200 | €1,500 – €1,900 | Published hospitality wage data (2026) |
| US | $3,800 – $5,500 | $2,400 – $3,000 | Published hospitality wage data (2026) |
| India | ₹22,000 – ₹45,000 | ₹12,000 – ₹18,000 | Operator interviews, Mumbai & Bengaluru (2026) |
Sources & methodology
- UAE: Operator interviews, Dubai & Sharjah · 2026
- Singapore: Operator interviews, F&B recruiters · 2026
- EU: Published hospitality wage data · 2026
- US: Published hospitality wage data · 2026
- India: Operator interviews, Mumbai & Bengaluru · 2026
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What would it cost you?
Machine price
$35,000
- Monthly cost today
- $1,250
- Monthly cost with the machine
- $450
- Difference
- $800
- Payback
- 43.8 months
Estimates only, from the figures you enter. Excludes financing, taxes and wastage savings.
Hidden costs
Attrition
Attrition cost: recruitment fees, retraining time, and the weeks of inconsistent output every time a cook leaves. In most markets a skilled kitchen hire lasts 6-12 months.
Inconsistency
Inconsistency cost: returned plates, bad reviews, and the slow erosion of repeat custom when the same dish tastes different on different days.
Scaling bottleneck
Scaling bottleneck cost: every new outlet needs another skilled cook. Growth is capped by hiring, not by demand.
yONE total cost of ownership
In most markets the machine amortised over five years plus a helper's salary sits below the cost of a single skilled cook — before counting attrition and wastage.
yMini economics
₹2.5L (Breakeven through saved mapower costs and enhanced menu offerings)
2023 – 2024
City one
Proof of concept
Can a machine cook a real recipe the same way, every time?
The first build existed to answer one thing: can a recipe be broken into steps precise enough for a machine to follow? We codified a handful of recipes, cooked them by machine, and tasted the results against the chef version.
2024 – 2025
City two
Building the system and the machine
From a working idea to a machine and the software that runs it.
A working prototype is not a commercial machine. Heat control, dispensing, stirring, cleaning and control software each had to be rebuilt for the heat, oil, humidity and pace of a real commercial kitchen.
Heat control
Repeatable temperature curves per step.
Dispensing
Powder, paste and liquid, by weight.
Stirring
Motion profiles matched to the dish.
Cleaning
Short cycle between batches.
Control software
yKOS runs and logs every program.
2025 – today
Mumbai
Running it every day
Daily production at our Mumbai facility.
yONE now cooks at our Vikhroli facility every day. Every batch is logged, every recipe is versioned, and the numbers in the ticker at the top of this site come from that machine.
222
Batches cooked
5
Recipes mastered
65
Days in operation
Where we are