Robots · Consumer
Samsung Ballie
AI home companion robot for smart home control, personalized assistance, and remote monitoring; designed as a rolling, all-around life companion
- Maker
- Samsung Electronics
- Country
- South Korea
- Category
- Consumer
- Status
- Publicly demonstrated, expected release mid-to-late 2026
- Mobility
- Wheeled, rolling ball design
- Autonomy
- Semi-autonomous (voice and gesture control, autonomous navigation)
- Actuators
- Wheeled drive system
- Onboard compute
- High-performance, energy-efficient SoC optimized for AI tasks, dedicated neural processing hardware
- AI models
- Google Gemini multimodal reasoning, Samsung proprietary generative AI language models
- Perception
- Multimodal AI for audio, voice, visual, and sensor data processing
- Control
- SmartThings integration, adaptive behavior based on user patterns and habits
Sensors
4K front-facing camera2K rear cameraTime-of-Flight (ToF) sensorsMicrophones
Use cases
- Smart home control
- Personalized assistance
- Remote monitoring (pets, loved ones)
- Event and weather updates
- Projector for information display
Limitations
- Limited physical manipulation capabilities
- Dependent on smart home ecosystem
- Release date and pricing not yet confirmed
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