Samsung revealed that its Ballie home robot will be launching later this year.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

You communicate with Ballie through voice, and at times, the robot also projects virtual buttons onto the floor that can be stepped on to make a selection. (I’m curious as to what its accessibility features might entail.) Samsung has also given Ballie plenty of power over the smart home; you can tell it to control your lights and various routines.

Tech companies love rolling a robot out onstage. These systems serve as shorthand for consumer electronics brands branching out into a more bleeding-edge

While not having as large a presence at CES 2025 as it did last year, Ballie popped up in the Samsung booth, with the news that Ballie should be available this year.

Samsung has confirmed the 2025 release of its long-awaited Ballie home robot, featuring smart home control, visual AI capabilities, and a built-in projector, marking a significant evolution since its initial concept in 2020.

Samsung’s home robot Ballie has been kicking around the CES circuit for half a decade, but we now have a very rough timeline for its launch. Samsung confirmed Ballie is set to hit the market at some point in the next 12 months,

Samsung's creepy, cute AI ball robot, Ballie was one of the spotlights of CES 2024, though it apparently wasn't ready for an actual release at the time. That changed at CES 2025 with the Korean company announcing that the rolling bot will be shipping to buyers sometime in the first half of 2025.

Samsung is making your smart TV even smarter at CES with Vision AI. It’s no little-known fact that Samsung has gone all in on AI technology. We heard the company talk about it during its last two Unpacked events,