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

Ballie, a little robotic smart home ball that made waves in previous shows, is becoming a real product.

It's been half a decade since Samsung first introduced Ballie, a rolling—and admittedly adorable—household robot. Now the tiny companion is officially slated for release. At its CES 2025 press conference, Samsung announced that Ballie would become available in the first half of the year.

Samsung drew confused looks at the world's biggest tech fair when it unveiled a prototype of a round yellow robot with a projector built into it. Now, at this year's CES tech event in Las Vegas, the oversized talking tennis ball is back and available to purchase later in 2025,

Samsung has confirmed that Ballie, the home robot it has been showing off for five years, will hit the market in H1 2025.

At its CES 2025 press conference, Samsung just announced that the Ballie home robot it first showed off last year will actually be available for sale this year. This cute yellow rolling device has a built-in projector that allows it to beam images and videos on your walls and floors,