THE ROTIMATIC STORY

The Origin

It all began in the year 2008. Zimplistic’s founder, Pranoti, was a young, full-time mechanical and product design engineer shattering the glass ceiling. With the job came long working hours and no time to prepare home-cooked meals for her family. Frozen rotis gave no control over the ingredients and making rotis took time and skill from kneading to puffing it to perfection.

This juncture made her see the women she grew up with in a new light, who labour away in the kitchen to bring fresh rotis right off the pan to the table. As a woman in engineering, she saw an opportunity to change this relatable narrative in the kitchen. Her 21st century household had a machine to wash clothes, make coffee, wash dishes, but none to make rotis, a staple for over 3 billion people. This was the Eureka moment that paved the way for the world’s first roti-making machine!

Bringing Rotimatic to life was not an overnight success. It all first started with the bold dream and idea of a fully automatic flatbread making robot with no compromise on health for the sake of convenience. While Pranoti got cracking on designing, modelling, and building the working prototypes, Rishi Israni, co-founder of Zimplistic, after his successful exit with his first mobile security software company, entered the picture and wrote the first software for the machine. Together, Rotimatic became their brainchild after 8 years of intense R&D with nothing but a human’s intuition and tactical senses as the reference. This is rare – the most creative and innovative hardware meets the most advanced software, to disrupt a complex engineering pursuit.

From the first sketch to manufacturing at scale, it was a decade long journey fueled by creative application, engineering dexterity, production intricacies and an eye set towards a smarter and healthier future. Cut to 2017, crafted with 15 sensors and 10 motors, enabled by AI and IoT, a fully automatic, one-of-a-kind roti-making robot, Rotimatic, was presented to the world. Today, 100,000+ homes across the 58+ countries are relishing fresh flatbreads made from the connected state-of-the-art Rotimatic! The proof is in the 200 million rotis clocked in just the first 6 years of launch.

Rotimatic is the most popular and one of the very few fully automated, connected home bots that you will find in a modern kitchen paving the way for a truly connected and smart kitchen appliance to be a game-changer in the pursuit of good health through healthy eating habits. Our first product Rotimatic showcases the success of the broad hypothesis we have about how the kitchens of the future will evolve. In our view, consumers are increasingly becoming convenience and health-seeking without wanting to compromise on either. Consumers want one-click convenience with full control of the ingredients for health and nutrition. Only the new connected, autonomous technology stack can deliver a new kitchen experience that meets the expectations of the new consumer and Rotimatic in a small way takes the first step in proving that.

THE ROTIMATIC STORY

The Origin

It all began in the year 2008. Zimplistic’s founder, Pranoti, was a young, full-time mechanical and product design engineer shattering the glass ceiling. With the job came long working hours and no time to prepare home-cooked meals for her family. Frozen rotis gave no control over the ingredients and making rotis took time and skill from kneading to puffing it to perfection.

This juncture made her see the women she grew up with in a new light, who labour away in the kitchen to bring fresh rotis right off the pan to the table. As a woman in engineering, she saw an opportunity to change this relatable narrative in the kitchen. Her 21st century household had a machine to wash clothes, make coffee, wash dishes, but none to make rotis, a staple for over 3 billion people. This was the Eureka moment that paved the way for the world’s first roti-making machine!

Bringing Rotimatic to life was not an overnight success. It all first started with the bold dream and idea of a fully automatic flatbread making robot with no compromise on health for the sake of convenience. While Pranoti got cracking on designing, modelling, and building the working prototypes, Rishi Israni, co-founder of Zimplistic, after his successful exit with his first mobile security software company, entered the picture and wrote the first software for the machine. Together, Rotimatic became their brainchild after 8 years of intense R&D with nothing but a human’s intuition and tactical senses as the reference. This is rare – the most creative and innovative hardware meets the most advanced software, to disrupt a complex engineering pursuit.

From the first sketch to manufacturing at scale, it was a decade long journey fueled by creative application, engineering dexterity, production intricacies and an eye set towards a smarter and healthier future. Cut to 2017, crafted with 15 sensors and 10 motors, enabled by AI and IoT, a fully automatic, one-of-a-kind roti-making robot, Rotimatic, was presented to the world. Today, 100,000+ homes across the 58+ countries are relishing fresh flatbreads made from the connected state-of-the-art Rotimatic! The proof is in the 200 million rotis clocked in just the first 6 years of launch.

Rotimatic is the most popular and one of the very few fully automated, connected home bots that you will find in a modern kitchen paving the way for a truly connected and smart kitchen appliance to be a game-changer in the pursuit of good health through healthy eating habits. Our first product Rotimatic showcases the success of the broad hypothesis we have about how the kitchens of the future will evolve. In our view, consumers are increasingly becoming convenience and health-seeking without wanting to compromise on either. Consumers want one-click convenience with full control of the ingredients for health and nutrition. Only the new connected, autonomous technology stack can deliver a new kitchen experience that meets the expectations of the new consumer and Rotimatic in a small way takes the first step in proving that.

About the team

Behind the scenes

A team driven to make a difference, one family at a time

At Rotimatic, we value creativity, diversity, and dedication. Different perspectives Different ideas. Different cultures. We make sure each voice is heard.

We are inventors, creators, disruptors and we look for people from around the world who are hungry, fierce, passionate, and will work to make a difference to the lives of our users We are not afraid and we never say no. We aim to attract believers who are willing to put their ideas to test. We are transforming the way people cook and eat by bringing robotics to the kitchen top. With 200+ million rotis served globally, we are the next best thing waiting to happen. Let's do this. Together.

2008

Company Founded

70

Full Time Employees

200 M+

Rotis made so far

58

Countries Rotimatic is in

100000+

Happy Families

THE FOUNDERS

The Brains Behind The Machine

A closer look at the story of our founders Mrs Pranoti Nagarkar and Mr Rishi Israni.

Pranoti Nagarkar

Founder, Inventor, CEO, Rotimatic

A 4th generation Mechanical Engineer in her family and born with a rebellious streak, Pranoti always wanted to be an inventor. In her junior year at college, she built a prototype of an automatic iron for shirts. After working as a product design engineer and gaining industry experience, 15 years ago, Pranoti embarked on the journey to create Rotimatic. After 8 years of stubbornness Rotimatic was ready, ever since it has changed lives of 100,000+ families. With 37 patents under her belt, she is a frequent panelist at technology entrepreneurship events. A champion for female entrepreneurs everywhere. A person with a spiritual core, when she is not working or chasing her kids around the house, she is an avid reader of literature that inspires gratitude & simplicity in life.

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Rishi Israni

Founder, Inventor, CTO, Rotimatic

Rishi is one of those rare leaders who are equal parts technologists and equal parts businessmen. Prior to this, he was Co-founder & CTO of tenCube, a mobile security software company acquired by Intel. A very hands-on CTO, he has steered Zimplistic from the early R&D days to its flagship product Rotimatic becoming a household name in over 18 countries. A futurist at heart, he is adept at bringing technologies and multi-disciplinary teams together to create products that skip innovation curves. A trained cricketer with a cheerful disposition, he sees robotics with a long-term lens and wants to do his part in revolutionizing our kitchens with robotics to simplify cooking for the next generation.

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The Media

In The News

The latest news coverage, product videos, announcements & more

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The Wall Street Journal: Can Algorithms Replace Mom's Home Cooking?

Can algorithms replace the intricate process for making roti, the traditional Indian flatbread? The WSJ's Joanna Stern and Geoffrey Fowler test the Rotimatic at the Converge technology conference.

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Amazon Web Series: Now Go Build

Zimplistic, maker of Rotimatic features on this episode of Now Go Build with Amazon CTO Werner Vogels meets Rotimatic Founders Pranoti Nagarkar and Rishi Israni to find out why complex IOT and machine learning technology is a must-have.

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Techinasia Conference, Jakarta 2019

Pranoti Nagarkar, Inventor, Co-Founder and CEO Rotimatic, talks about her and her co-founder & CTO, Rishi Israni's vision on how our kitchens will evolve with the advances in robotics and what it would mean for the food-tech landscape.

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Zee TV: Tomorrow's World

Rotimatic co founder Pranoti on season 1 of Zee TV's show Tomorrow's World talks about the world's first fully automatic roti-maker designed for today's working professionals who do not have the time and patience for rolling out fresh roti.

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CNA Insider: Inventing The Rotimatic

It took this Singapore couple 8 long years, and 15 versions of their invention, to finally come up with the machine that's now in demand by roti-lovers worldwide.

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The Spoon's Smart Kitchen Summit North America

Rishi Israni, Founder and Inventor, Rotimatic talks about the impact of robotics on food and cooking both in the consumer and commercial market

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