‘Wow’: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw gives thumbs up to Bengaluru AI robot that turns kitchen waste into soil

Developed in Bengaluru, Chewie processes everyday kitchen waste, from vegetable peels and food scraps to leftovers. Using AI, the device breaks down the material and transforms it into nutrient-rich soil within hours. By eliminating the need to store rotting waste in bins, it also spares households the odour and discomfort usually linked with organic garbage.

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Wow! Innovation for Bengaluru’s home produced wet garbage pic.twitter.com/Zs5VnIXQp5

— Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (@kiranshaw) August 29, 2025

Following the post, interest in the compact machine surged, with social media users debating its usefulness and potential applications. “Great idea. But let’s stop slapping AI on everything. Just talk about the use cases and benefits. That’d suffice,” a user wrote. “I guess it will end up more like a cockroach infestation/colony more than an usable biowaste…n to get rid of the roaches you will bomb the hell out of it with chemicals, at which point it is anything but natural,” another user commented.

“Wow. Brilliant! I think he should make these large machines and sell it to municipalities. Municipalities must pay house owners for depositing waste as this waste can be converted to organic manure,” a third user reacted. “By spending ₹5,000 crs, the government can give one such unit to every household in Bengaluru. After that by not spending money on garbage problems, the money can be recovered in a few years. Only street cleaning and bulk generators need attention,” a fourth user said.