🇬🇧 Moley Robotics

About Moley Robotics

Moley Robotics was founded in 2015 in London by Mark Oleynik, a computer scientist and entrepreneur. The company set out to build the world's first robotic kitchen, a system capable of preparing restaurant-quality meals from scratch in a domestic kitchen environment. The result is a fully enclosed kitchen installation equipped with two dexterous robot arms, each with 20 degrees of freedom, operating within a purpose-designed kitchen that accommodates the robot's reach envelope and safety requirements.

The Moley Kitchen Robot is priced at approximately £250,000, positioning it firmly in the luxury residential and hospitality market. The system uses a recipe library that encodes precise hand and arm movements derived from motion capture of professional chefs, allowing it to replicate specific dishes with high repeatability. Installation requires a purpose-built or significantly retrofitted kitchen space to accommodate the robotic infrastructure.

As a UK-founded company, Moley represents a rare example of British deep-tech robotics in the consumer space. It has attracted significant media attention and appeared at multiple international technology exhibitions, though commercial deployment at scale has been gradual given the price point and installation requirements.

Key Products

• Moley Kitchen Robot: Full kitchen installation with dual 20-DoF arms; £250,000 installed, recipe library subscription model

UK Market Presence

Moley is a UK company with its principal operations in London. UK buyers can engage directly with Moley's sales team. The product targets premium residential developments, high-end hospitality, and technology showcases. Several UK luxury property developers have explored integration into penthouse apartments and show homes. Installation requires Moley-certified kitchen fitting alongside the robotic hardware.

Buying Used Moley Robotics Equipment

No secondhand market exists for Moley Kitchen Robots. At £250,000 and above, installations are rare and the customer base is small. Any secondhand unit would require Moley's involvement to validate and reinstall, given the custom kitchen infrastructure required. Recipe library access and software updates depend on an active Moley service relationship.