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.

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

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.

There's no denying the staying power of Samsung's The Frame. The company struck gold in 2017 when it debuted the TV that blends in with your home decor and shows art pieces when not in use. As popular as the model has become,

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,

A s CES began this year, one topic came up over and over again among reporters: “Where’s Ballie?" The personal robot that Samsung showed at CES 2024 left a huge impression on