Samsung’s spherical Ballie robotic could also be rolling off into the sundown, lower than a 12 months after its retail launch was announced. The sensible dwelling robotic has made an look at CES nearly yearly because it was first announced in 2020, however was notably absent at CES 2026. Sadly, its disappearance could also be as a result of Ballie has been shelved.
In an announcement emailed to Bloomberg, Samsung mentioned Ballie is an “energetic innovation platform,” and “continues to tell how Samsung designs spatially conscious, context-driven experiences, notably in areas like sensible dwelling intelligence, ambient AI and privacy-by-design.”
Nonetheless, there was no point out of the robotic’s client launch. There was a flood of AI robots at CES this 12 months, like Samsung rival LG’s CLOiD robot. Ballie, a shiny yellow soccer ball-sized robotic with a built-in projector and Google Gemini, would have match proper in, nevertheless it looks as if Samsung most likely isn’t releasing the BB-8 look-a-like in spite of everything.
