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

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.

Now, during CES 2025, Samsung has confirmed that its home robot Ballie will finally hit stores sometime in H1 2025. Samsung originally showed Ballie at CES 2020, but it has yet to make it to the commercial market.

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.

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

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's spherical robot Ballie appears to be ready for the home. With artificial intelligence and a projector, it should be able to assist.

Samsung’s cute robotic ball-butler, “Ballie,” is set to make yet another appearance at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show 2025 (CES 2025). Now a regular visitor (having first appeared at CES 2020 and 2024),

Samsung’s home assistant robot which rolls around the house, Ballie, is set to go on sale later this year. However,  the exact timeframe for its Australia launch and its local pricing is yet to be confirmed.

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,