The lovable Samsung Ballie residence robotic will really go on sale this 12 months

At its CES 2025 press convention, Samsung simply introduced that the Ballie residence robotic it showed off last year will really be accessible on the market this 12 months. This cute yellow rolling machine has a built-in projector that enables it to beam pictures and movies in your partitions and flooring, so you possibly can work together with it. No additional info on pricing and a extra particular window of time has been shared, although.

When it was first introduced, Samsung told The Washington Post that Ballie would really be accessible sooner or later in 2024. Alas, right here we’re six days into 2025 with no precise date or worth but. We first began seeing early iterations of Ballie in 2020, when the factor was only a tennis ball-sized orb {that a} Samsung government tenderly caressed of their fingers. Again then, Ballie was touted as a potential “fitness assistant,” and Samsung additional confirmed off capabilities like sensible residence management final 12 months.

We additionally noticed final 12 months that you simply’d have the ability to speak to Ballie by chatting with or texting it. It additionally turned bowling ball-sized, and the Publish stated it could have a LiDAR sensor, which ought to assist it detect and keep away from obstacles. An onboard infrared sensor is what’s going to assist it hook up with older residence home equipment to show them on or off.

Ballie solely acquired the briefest of mentions at Samsung’s CES 2025 press convention, which ran for about 45 minutes, and particulars past what I’ve already described are extraordinarily sparse. For now, we will solely guess at a price. However I would not be stunned if it price about the identical as a Bespoke Samsung fridge.