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Samsung adds Google's Gemini to its home robot Ballie | TechCrunch
Samsung said on Wednesday that it's adding Google's Gemini AI to its home robot Ballie through a partnership with Google Cloud. Users will be able to ask the robot different queries to get answers from Gemini, said the companies. Samsung aims to tap into Gemini's multimodal capabilities for its robot. The Korean tech giant said it'll pair its own AI with Google's to enable audio and video inputs for Ballie to answer different questions. For instance, you'll be able to ask the bot, "How am I looking?" and it'll give outfit suggestions using its camera and visual intelligence. Ballie will also be able to tap Gemini to give health-related recommendations -- for example, exercise suggestions and ways to improve sleep. Beyond that, you'll be able to ask the robot a range of general knowledge queries. "Through this partnership, Samsung and Google Cloud are redefining the role of AI in the home," said Yongjae Kim, EVP of Samsung's visual display business, in a statement. "By pairing Gemini's powerful multimodal reasoning with Samsung's AI capabilities in Ballie, we're leveraging the power of open collaboration to unlock a new era of personalized AI companion -- one that moves with users, anticipates their needs, and interacts in more dynamic and meaningful ways than ever before." Samsung has been showing off different versions of Ballie at trade shows like CES for years now. Earlier in 2025, the company said the robot would finally reach consumers in South Korea and the U.S. in the first half of this year. Samsung had already partnered with Google to integrate Gemini with its Galaxy series smartphones, starting with the Galaxy S24. Samsung and Google are also reportedly working on an XR device, and Gemini may end up being central to that experience.
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Need Fashion Advice? Samsung's Ballie Robot Can Help Thanks to Google AI Upgrade
Katie a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's European correspondent, covering tech policy and Big Tech in the EU and UK. Unofficially, she serves as CNET's Taylor Swift correspondent. You can also find her writing about tech for good, ethics and human rights, the climate crisis, robots, travel and digital culture. She was once described a "living synth" by London's Evening Standard for having a microchip injected into her hand. Samsung's cute orb-shaped robot is getting a smarts upgrade thanks to Google's Gemini AI. The home robot, which will be available from this summer, will now be able to partake in more advanced conversations with you, your family, your friends and your guests. Using voice commands, you'll be able to give instructions to Ballie about managing your home environment, including adjusting mood lighting, creating schedules and greeting people at the door (although as the robot has no thumbs and is of diminutive stature, it's not entirely clear how it would actually open the door). According to Samsung, the Gemini integration will also allow Ballie to give you styling advice when you're trying to pick out what to wear in the morning, suggesting accessories or "a colorful new shirt" (hopefully it'll also know whether you have one of these ready to go. Ballie's evolution is thanks in large part to the integration of Google's AI tools with Samsung's own language models, combined with the data the robot can collect via its microphones, cameras and sensors. The two companies have a long history of collaboration, and have been working especially closely together over the past few years to integrate Google's latest AI developments into Samsung's flagship phones, such as the Galaxy S25 series. "By pairing Gemini's powerful multimodal reasoning with Samsung's AI capabilities in Ballie, we're leveraging the power of open collaboration to unlock a new era of personalized AI companion -- one that moves with users, anticipates their needs, and interacts in more dynamic and meaningful ways than ever before," said Yongjae Kim, Samsung's EVP of visual displays in a press release. When Samsung first unveiled Ballie at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, it wasn't clear whether the robot would ever make it beyond the show floor. I've been covering robots at CES for almost a decade, and it's safe to say that the majority of them are simply concepts that tech companies use to draw crowds and attention. But not Ballie. Ballie popped up again at CES 2024, and then again at the show this year, where Samsung finally announced the robot would go on sale in the US and South Korea in summer 2025. Still, Samsung may have it's work cut out to convince people they need a Ballie in their homes, says Ben Wood, chief analyst at CCS Insight. "Personal robots like Ballie grab the headlines and consumers' imagination, but as Amazon found with its Astro Robot, which launched in 2021, it's a tricky market." People are definitely interested in the idea of home robots, but that doesn't mean they'll buy them. According to Wood, Amazon is thought to only have sold a few hundred units of Astro. But recent developments in AI, plus rumors the Apple plans to enter the robotics market in the coming years (and showing off concepts in the meantime) means there is hope yet for this much-hyped technology to take off and find its way into our homes. "Samsung will be hoping it will have more success with Ballie, and infusing it with the Gemini assistant will undoubtedly make it more engaging," says Wood. "However, the question remains: what do you really need it for when you have Gemini on the smartphone in your pocket?" Samsung still has announced pricing for Ballie, and without this, it's hard to guess exactly how popular the companion droid will be. If it's relatively affordable, it could well become the first robot that many people welcome into their family, embedding Gemini even further into our lives and homes.
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Samsung's house robot Ballie will have Google Cloud's generative AI built in
The collaboration will make Samsung's rolling robot a lot more personalized. Samsung's Ballie might soon be the smartest thing rolling around your living room. The tech giant announced today that it's partnering with Google to bring Google Cloud's generative AI technology to its Ballie AI companion home robot. Also: The top 20 AI tools of 2025 - and the #1 thing to remember when you use them If you're not familiar, Ballie first rolled out at CES 2020. It's like a souped-up Alexa on wheels -- a small robot about the size of a basketball that rolls around your home. As it moves, Ballie can manage lights and temperature, interact with smart appliances, send video updates of pets or loved ones, project videos or websites on the wall, play music, answer phone calls, and more. ZDNET's Senior Editor Sabrina Ortiz got an up-close look at Ballie last year, calling it "a serious attempt at making a robot assistant without being overly ambitious." She said Ballie can essentially replace several pieces of smart equipment from your home, including a projector, a robot dog, a home security camera, a smart home hub, and more. Also: The best Android phones you can buy: Samsung, Google, OnePlus, and more The injection of Google AI means Ballie can engage in conversation, personalize your schedule, intelligently manage smart home devices, set reminders, and even greet you at your door. Samsung Electronics Executive Vice President of the Visual Display Business, Yongjae Kim, said this partnership would allow Ballie to move with you, anticipate your needs, and interact dynamically. The company said Ballie will be able to process voice and audio input plus visual data from its camera and data from its environment, allowing it to adapt in real-time. For example, you might ask Ballie "How do I look?" as you're getting ready for work, and it will make outfit suggestions. Also: The most popular AI tools of 2025 (and what that even means) Samsung said you can also manage your health and well-being. If you tell Ballie you're tired, it might suggest ways to improve your sleep or get more exercise. Ballie will be available this summer but Samsung hasn't revealed any pricing information.
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Samsung is finally releasing its home robot
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy is a smart home reporter who's been testing connected gadgets since 2013. Previously a contributor to Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, and US News. Samsung's home robot Ballie is finally poised to roll into our homes... and maybe our hearts? Following teasing a release sometime this year at CES 2025, the company has now announced that the cute rolling bot will arrive in the US this summer, with pre-registration open on Samsung's website. The ball-shaped robot is equipped with two wheels and designed as a personal assistant for the home. First announced in 2020, it has gone through a number of upgrades over the years and now features a built-in projector, speaker, and microphone. With capabilities similar to that of smart displays, including controlling your home through Samsung SmartThings, comparisons to Amazon's unsuccessful Astro home robot are easy to draw, but Ballie has something Astro does not: generative AI powers. Samsung has partnered with Google to bring its Gemini multimodal reasoning to the bot. Paired with Samsung's own generative AI large language models, this should allow Ballie to "process and understand a variety of inputs, including audio and voice, visual data from its camera, and sensor data from its environment," says the company. With Gemini on board, the bot can now look at you and judge your style, offering accessorizing tips and other sartorial suggestions, says Samsung. It can also give you "tailored advice" when you tell it something like "I'm tired," using "trusted sources" to advise you on how to get more exercise and use its integration with a person's smart home to "optimize their sleeping environment, or monitor their sleep patterns." Several Verge staffers have seen demos of Ballie over the years. At CES this year, Chris Welch saw Ballie projecting requested information on a wall and identifying which bottle of wine would go best with dinner. The demo also showed someone interacting with Ballie through voice and pressing projected buttons with their feet. While its BB-8-styling has been a constant delight, all the demos we've seen have been very tightly controlled, and we've never been allowed to touch or interact with the bot. On top of that, Samsung has yet to actually deliver anything, until (maybe) now. There are several companies competing in this space now - Apple is supposed to be working on a home robot, Meta is reportedly developing a humanoid robot, and Google is also working on robots. Samsung's main rival, LG, announced its take on Ballie last year. But to date, home robots without specific use cases have struggled to catch on. Whether Ballie, with its advanced AI capabilities, will prove to be indispensable remains to be seen - but with an actual launch date, Samsung has a head start. The big question, though, is how much it will cost?
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The viral Samsung 'Ballie' robot is getting a Gemini AI upgrade - and it looks promising
The collaboration will make Samsung's rolling robot a lot more personalized. Samsung's Ballie might soon be the smartest thing rolling around your living room. The tech giant announced today that it's partnering with Google to bring Google Cloud's generative AI technology to its Ballie AI companion home robot. Also: The top 20 AI tools of 2025 - and the #1 thing to remember when you use them If you're not familiar, Ballie first rolled out at CES 2020. It's like a souped-up Alexa on wheels -- a small robot about the size of a basketball that rolls around your home. As it moves, Ballie can manage lights and temperature, interact with smart appliances, send video updates of pets or loved ones, project videos or websites on the wall, play music, answer phone calls, and more. ZDNET's Senior Editor Sabrina Ortiz got an up-close look at Ballie last year, calling it "a serious attempt at making a robot assistant without being overly ambitious." She said Ballie can essentially replace several pieces of smart equipment from your home, including a projector, a robot dog, a home security camera, a smart home hub, and more. Also: The best Android phones you can buy: Samsung, Google, OnePlus, and more The injection of Google AI means Ballie can engage in conversation, personalize your schedule, intelligently manage smart home devices, set reminders, and even greet you at your door. Samsung Electronics Executive Vice President of the Visual Display Business, Yongjae Kim, said this partnership would allow Ballie to move with you, anticipate your needs, and interact dynamically. The company said Ballie will be able to process voice and audio input plus visual data from its camera and data from its environment, allowing it to adapt in real-time. For example, you might ask Ballie "How do I look?" as you're getting ready for work, and it will make outfit suggestions. Also: The most popular AI tools of 2025 (and what that even means) Samsung said you can also manage your health and well-being. If you tell Ballie you're tired, it might suggest ways to improve your sleep or get more exercise. Ballie will be available this summer but Samsung hasn't revealed any pricing information.
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Samsung's Gemini-Enhanced Ballie Home Robot Launches This Summer
The Gemini integration will allow the home robot to process audio and video inputs, visual data from its camera, and data from its sensors, Samsung says. Samsung will launch its home AI companion robot, Ballie, in the US and Korea this summer. Powered by Google's Gemini AI technology, it will help users manage some home activities, such as adjusting lights, greeting people at the door, and setting schedules and reminders. Samsung has been working on Ballie since 2020, and demos shared at CES 2025 revealed that it could also act as a mini projector, an AI assistant that responds to queries, and even turn on a gaming PC. Samsung's promo page has a few more examples. The Gemini integration will allow the home robot to process audio and video inputs, visual data from its camera, and data from its sensors, Samsung says. That means if you ask Ballie how you look, it will provide a response along with suggestions, if any, for better accessories and outfits. Ballie can also answer health and wellbeing-related queries, Samsung says. If you're tired, you could ask the robot about ways to improve energy levels. It will then use Gemini to go through Google Search results and come up with a tailored response. Samsung has reportedly been planning to launch an AI Subscription Club for Ballie and Galaxy smartphones. However, the company has yet to reveal what the subscription or the home robot would cost off the shelves.
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Samsung's cute Ballie robot arrives this summer with Google Gemini in tow
The AI will allow Ballie to process voice, audio and visual data. Samsung's Ballie will go on sale in the US and South Korea this summer, the company announced today. What's more, through a partnership with Google Cloud, the diminutive robot will ship with a Gemini AI model. Samsung didn't state the specific system that powers Ballie, but in combination with the company's own proprietary language models, it says the robot has multimodal capabilities, meaning Ballie can process voice, audio and visual data from its sensors. According to Samsung, Ballie can also manage your smart home devices and even offer health and styling recommendations, if you're inclined to seek that type of advice from a robot. Samsung has yet to announce pricing for Ballie, though with the uncertainty around the Trump administration's recently announced tariffs, you can't blame Samsung, can you? The company first demoed Ballie in 2020. The robot has gone through a few iterations since the then, with the version you see above first demoed at CES 2024. Samsung said then Ballie would arrive sometime in 2024, but last year came and went without the robot hitting store shelves.
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Samsung Says its Ballie Bot Will Be Available This Summer
Samsung’s round robot, Ballie, is now using Google Gemini alongside “proprietary†AI models. We still need to see it to believe it. Samsung’s roundest, most-kickable robot, Ballie, has sat spinning its wheels in the back rooms of the Korean tech giant’s labs for years. Ballie is Samsung’s wheeled smart device that’s meant to act as both companion and assistant. It has a built-in projector, camera sensors to “see†and move around its environment, and a speaker to talk with users. The big news today is that Samsung said it is integrating Google’s cloud-based Gemini AI models into the robot for “natural, conversational interactions†for tasks such as greeting guests, changing smart lights, or setting reminders. Samsung claims Ballie is still using some “proprietary Samsung language models†for tasks too including offering advice for what to wear or what styles of hairdo you may want to try next. Ballie will use Google Search to offer “tailored advice†for users when they’re feeling lethargic. No, you shouldn’t rely on Google for health advice, and we hope Dr. Ballie doesn’t try to reinforce any bad habits when random hallucinations. In a release, Samsung said Ballie should be available sometime “this summer.†We have to see it to believe it though because Samsung has been talking up the capabilities of this round little robot since 2020. In those first iterations, Ballie had a ribbed look akin to a rubber band ball with several peering sensors out the front. Then, at CES 2024, the company offered a new vision for Ballie with a tennis ball look and a wider viewscreen and built-in projector. At this year’s CES, Samsung promoted its improved AI capabilities allowing it to answer users’ queries. In an effort to explain why anyone would need a tiny rolling robot (besides the base need of just having a tiny rolling robot) Samsung has showcased how the bot could patrol your home, entertain your pets, and connect through other SmartThings-enabled devices. Samsung’s big vision for smart home is a world where your devices know your habits and accomplish tasks on your behalf, whether that’s setting up a meal plan for you or creating mood lighting after you arrive home from a long work trip. Part of that endeavor is sticking screens on every appliance you own, including your vacuum, but the cutesy Ballie seems appropriate for Samsung’s ideal tech-filled home too. Ballie is a physical device you interact with, rather than yet another display. Users are supposed to interact with its built-in projector like a touchscreen on either the floor or wall. Plus, Ballie actually looks cute, evoking what we all imagined a robot-filled future would actually be like. We last saw Ballie in January with some of these supposed AI capabilities, like the ability to suggest a choice of wine, but we haven’t seen the bot interact with users beyond staged demos. Since then, Amazon debuted Alexa+, the company’s smart home AI that claims to accomplish many of the same tasks as Samsung’s robot but from an Echo Show device. Amazon enabled Alexa+ in early access for some users last week. While you can use it to manage some of your smart home tech with your voice, its first initial implementation is missing many features promoted by the retail giant, such as easy food ordering through Amazon Fresh. The Washington Post reported based on leaked internal documents that some of these missing features didn't meet Amazon's standard for release and are still two months out, at least. Those Alexa+ struggles have me weary of a lot of this field of AI-powered smart home tool. We've got to stay skeptical until we see Ballie in the flesh (or, I guess, in the silicon). Samsung has a habit of demoing wild and wacky tech products, like its fitness exoskeleton, but never bringing them to market. But it also can have a habit of actually delivering on the weird. It did promoted its glasses-less 3D monitor for years, and on Tuesday it actually became available to preorder (for $2,000). Anything can happen! And I suspect a high price will be one of Ballie's future surprises. Samsung and every other tech company are dealing with the impact of Trump tariffs making a mess of supply chains and its first home robot isn’t going to be cheap. But if Ballie rolls its way into our homes, it will be one of the more expensive ways to add more trip hazards to your home.
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Samsung's Ballie companion bot is rolling into stores this summer
With Google's multimodal Gemini AI on board, Ballie should be able to respond to conversational voice inputs with health and fashion recommendations, and adjust your smart home devices too A year after its no-show, Samsung has once again promised to bring its adorable Ballie companion robot to the market this Northern Hemisphere summer. The diminutive bot first broke cover in 2019, made a splash at CES in 2020, and then vanished until last year's expo. Ballie initially rolled around and only just controlled your smart home devices. The updated version came with a 1080p projector that it could use to show you workout videos wherever you chose to exercise around the house, display recommended recipes as you rifled through your fridge, and stream your doorbell camera's feed when you had a visitor. Here it is in action from 2024: Now, the company says its bot is even smarter, thanks to Google Gemini AI in the cloud. That unlocks multimodal capabilities, meaning it can accept audio and voice inputs, gather visual data using its camera, and use sensors to understand what's happening around it. Samsung says you can expect it to check out the fit of your clothes, give you styling recommendations, and provide tips on improving your well-being - all in response to natural language commands. It'll also adjust your lighting and set reminders. The company plans to make it available this summer in the US and South Korea, but hasn't revealed pricing yet. That'll likely be up in the air for the next few months anyway, seeing as how President Trump is playing peek-a-boo with tariffs at the moment. If you're looking for even more hands-on help around the house, you'll need to wait a bit. Humanoid robots from Figure are set to begin alpha testing in the home sometime this year. Norwegian startup 1X also showed its Neo Gamma robot doing household chores back in February, and plans to start testing it in "a few hundred to a few thousand" homes by the end of 2025.
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Samsung leans on Google AI to finally launch its delayed Ballie robot
Samsung Electronics is teaming up with Google to launch Ballie, a charming robotic ball butler created by the South Korean tech giant that can even project videos onto walls. Bright yellow and powered by a pair of streamlined wheels, Ballie (pronounced "Ball-E") comes with a bank of sensors and other devices that undeniably make it a valuable asset to any tech enthusiast. Since its first unveiling in 2020, Ballie has been billed as a domestic helper robot "to help users intelligently navigate their lives." However, the South Korean tech giant has said that the robot is a "completely new Ballie", with one of the most significant upgrades being the collaboration with Google Cloud. The partnership would bring Google Cloud's generative AI technology to the soccer-ball-shaped home robot, enhancing reasoning enabled by Gemini to help users manage not only their home but also their health and well-being. Samsung's own AI models will handle personalized tasks such as providing weather updates and accessing user data. This integration will enable the robot to adjust its behavior and responses in real-time.
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Samsung's adorable AI home robot packing Google's smarts launches this summer
Samsung won't change until OnePlus returns to carrier stores Summary Samsung is launching its "Ballie" home AI companion robot this summer in the US and Korea, developed in collaboration with Google and powered by Gemini AI and Samsung's own models. Ballie will offer personalized home assistance, including adjusting lighting, managing schedules, greeting visitors, and providing styling and health advice by understanding audio and visual inputs. Beyond basic smart home functions, previous demonstrations suggest Ballie may also offer features like home patrolling, pet monitoring, and a front-facing projector, though detailed specifications are yet to be released. Samsung is working on a new "home AI companion robot" that isn't just all hype and vaporware -- it is slated to launch this summer. Ballie [ball-e], according to Samsung, was developed alongside Google, allowing the AI companion robot to fulfill tasks, provide home assistance, and interact in a personalized manner -- all powered by Gemini and unnamed Samsung models. Related 5 best Google Gemini smart home tips and tricks you should try Supercharge your home with Gemini Posts 1 First unveiled back in 2020, and subsequently showed off at CES earlier this year, the AI robot will be available for consumers in the US and Korea to buy this summer. Some of its capabilities will include adjusting lighting around the house, "greeting people at the door," setting up and managing your schedule, setting reminds, and fulfilling other tasks that we've come to expect from a smart home device. "By pairing Gemini's powerful multimodal reasoning with Samsung's AI capabilities in Ballie, we're leveraging the power of open collaboration to unlock a new era of personalized AI companion -- one that moves with users, anticipates their needs and interacts in more dynamic and meaningful ways than ever before," said Yongjae Kim, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics, in a blog post announcing the availability. Source: Samsung With Gemini's multimodal capabilities, paired with Samsung's proprietary language models, Ballie will be able to understand commands via audio and through visual data from its camera and sensors. Examples shared by the South Korean tech giant include asking the home AI companion robot for suggestions about what to wear to work. In this isntance, Ballie would be able to gather visual data about what you're wearing, and give you styling recommendations accordingly. This could include suggestions about swapping out accessories or trying on a different colored garment. Apart from regular smart home controls, Ballie would also be able to give you health-related advice, likely sourced directly from Gemini. For example, if you tell the robot that you're "feeling tired today," it would be able to give you advice on how to improve energy levels. There's more Although not explicitly mentioned in its blog post today, previous Ballie videos from Samsung have highlighted that the home AI companion robot will be able to "patrol" in your stead, check on pets when you're away from home, and send you video clips of events accordingly. The smart home gadget will also reportedly feature a front-shooting projector used to project videos, meetings, or for greeting messages. Other important specs like projector resolution, speakers, battery life, and whether the gadget will have a dedicated charging dock like your iRobot Roomba are currently unclear. Samsung will likely detail the upcoming home AI robot at an upcoming event or via a detailed blog post. You can pre-register to receive upcoming Ballie updates here. Related I saw Samsung's vision of for the smart home at CES and it's impressively helpful Save me time, money, and food please Posts
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Samsung's Ballie robot launches in the US 'this Summer' with Gemini on board
After years of teasing, Samsung is finally gearing up to launch its Ballie robot "this Summer," with the company teaming up with Google to leverage Gemini on the helpful home robot. Samsung first showed off Ballie in early 2020, but the project has been delayed and reimagined in the years since. At CES 2024, the company showed off the updated design of Ballie, and has now committed to a "Summer" 2025 release. In a post this week, Samsung says that Ballie is launching in the US and Korea "this Summer," but the other big piece of news here is that Samsung is teaming up with Google to use Gemini and Google's cloud services on this robot. That comes as minimal surprise given Samsung and Google's tight partnership around AI on Galaxy smartphones, but it's still a notable partnership. Samsung says that Ballie will leverage Gemini's multimodal features to assist with prompts such as "Hey Ballie, how do I look?" In that case, Ballie can use Gemini to process an image of the user and then respond with recommendations. Samsung explains: Ballie will use Gemini's multimodal capabilities along with proprietary Samsung language models to process and understand a variety of inputs, including audio and voice, visual data from its camera, and sensor data from its environment. This will allow it to adapt its behaviors and responses in real-time. For instance, if you're not sure what to wear to work in the morning, you can turn to Ballie for advice. Users could ask, "Hey Ballie, how do I look?" and Ballie can respond with styling recommendations, such as trying new accessories or adding a colorful shirt. Another example Samsung offers is the prompt "I feel tired today," to which Ballie would apparently leverage Gemini and Search to offer recommendations such as exercise, sleeping environment improvements, and details on how to monitor sleep patterns. Early last year, Samsung showed some of Ballie's capabilities, including using a built-in projector to show videos, answering phone calls, playing music, and even monitoring pets while the owner is away from home.
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Samsung Launching AI-Powered 'Ballie' Robot This Summer
This summer, Samsung plans to launch Ballie, an AI companion robot that it has been working on since 2020. Samsung showed off Ballie at CES in January 2020, demoing a robotic ball that could roll around, record video, respond to voice commands, and more. Over the years, Ballie has gotten more capable, and now Samsung is partnering with Google to add AI features. Ballie is adopting Google Cloud's generative AI technology, and Samsung says that it will be able to engage in natural, conversational interactions, providing help at home by anticipating personal needs. Ballie will be able to adjust lighting and control smart home products, greet people at the door, learn personalized schedules, set reminders, and more. In an animated video showing off Ballie, the robot is depicted finding an entertaining video for a child to watch, offering styling advice, telling a man to wear a coat because it's cold outside, and getting people off to work and school on time. Using Google's Gemini AI, Ballie will be able to interpret audio and voice, visual data from its camera, and sensor data from the environment, plus it will be able to provide recommendations to improve user health and wellbeing. Samsung has not announced pricing for Ballie, nor a specific launch date, but the company says it is coming in the summer. Customers can pre-register to order Ballie on the Samsung website.
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Samsung's Ballie robot is finally coming later this summer -- powered by Google Gemini
Samsung's adorable sphere-shaped robot Ballie is finally coming later this summer, and only in the U.S. and South Korea, the company announced this week. Additionally, the rolling robot is coming with Gemini AI via a partnership with the Google Cloud team. With the AI enhancements, Samsung says, "Ballie will be able to engage in natural, conversational interactions to help users manage home environments, including adjusting lighting, greeting people at the door, personalizing schedules, setting reminders, and more." Samsung hasn't provided any specs for Ballie, so it's unclear what will power Ballie. The announcement says Samsung is combining its AI capabilities with Google's models, which adds multimodal capabilities to the robot. This means that Ballie can access audio, visual and voice data from its built-in sensors. According to the company, Ballie can also manage smart home devices and offer health and style recommendations. The partnership with Google is likely related to the ongoing collaboration between the two companies on the Project Moohan mixed reality headset, which also had deep support from Google Gemini. Beyond a vague summer launch, Samsung has not released a price for Ballie. With uncertainty surrounding President Trump's tariffs, the company may act cautiously until the release date. We first saw Ballie way back in 2020, when it was more of a concept than a product and was much smaller. Ballie disappeared until last year, when it was one of the spotlights of CES 2024. At the time, Samsung said Ballie would arrive sometime in 2024. The year ended sans robot. Ballie returned for CES 2025, where the Korean company announced that the rolling bot would ship to customers in the first half of 2025. Samsung showed Ballie doing things like projecting stars on ceilings or presentations during meetings. It was supposed to act as a second pair of eyes and respond to voice commands and "foot presses" to complete tasks. Ballie has already been delayed a couple of times, between the missed 2024 window and the first half of 2024. To be fair, the first half of 2025 includes a really early summer window. Assuming Ballie is coming this summer, we expect Samsung to announce the rolling bot during its summer Galaxy Unpacked event, where we should also see the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 foldable phones.
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Samsung's Ballie AI robot companion will have Gemini onboard when it launches this summer in the US and Korea
Samsung finally spilled the beans on Ballie - its bright yellow AI-infused robot companion - at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show, and now just four months later, we're learning more about the forthcoming product feature set. In a partnership with Google Cloud, Samsung announced that just like the deep integration of Google Gemini on the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S25 series, the two technology giants are bringing the AI assistant to Ballie. Ballie will feature Gemini and other generative AI technology from Google Cloud and Samsung's language models. We already know that Samsung's Ballie is voice-activated with four far-field microphones on board. At CES 2025, I saw a demo of someone saying, "Hey Ballie," to control smart home devices and spill information on places in Las Vegas. Now, though, Samsung and Google Cloud aim to make interacting with Ballie even more natural and for the robot companion to be even more helpful. In a shared release, it's teased that you could tell the robot, "I feel tired today," and have it serve up ways to improve energy levels or if you have other Samsung-connected wearables to suggest monitoring sleep patterns. Pretty neat and clearly the promise of weaving Samsung's tech with Gemini. You can also work with Ballie to build out your personal style and ask the robot how you look. Ballie will then use its onboard cameras to provide style recommendations. Here it's likely a similar technology to Gemini Live crossed with Google Lens for a multi-modal experience to see what styles could match with whatever you're wearing. As a reminder, Samsung's Ballie has a ton of tech built-in, including a front Full HD triple-laser projector that can cast on surfaces near and far, a 4K camera on the front, a 2K camera on the back, a LiDAR sensor stack, Time of Flight (ToF) sensor, speakers, and the microphones as mentioned above. Of course, it also has wheels to move around your home and even follow you. When the onboard battery depletes, it can return to its charging dock, much like a robot vacuum. Further, Samsung's once again reaffirming - and recommitting to - the promised launch of later in 2025. Thankfully, it's getting more specific, confirming that Ballie will launch in the United States and Korea this Summer. It's for a completely unknown price, but Samsung has set up a page to register your information that, quite interestingly, asks for city and state. That leads me to think that Ballie might be rolled out in a trial for specific states, potentially linked to Samsung's SmartThings cities, or just that supplies will be limited at first. Regardless, I'm still eager as ever to see Ballie formally launch and to put it through its paces. And for those keeping track, Samsung's news today is a very-fast follow to the robot's appearance at CES. Ballie was first announced in 2020, returned in 2024 with a promise to launch that same year, and then shown off again in January 2025 with a promise launch later this year. Considering this is the most Samsung's told us about Ballie, I'm leading more faith and the company's showing more proof that Ballie will indeed arrive, and I can't wait. You can sign-up to mark your interest in Ballie on Samsung's site here. Of course, stick with TechRadar for the latest on Ballie, and you can read our first look at the robot from CES 2025 and our chat with Samsung's Head of Product, Home Entertainment, Lydia Cho here. Remember, she said, "We just think it's the perfect companion for you to meet all your needs," and Gemini could help it. I just personally think it's now the second cutest robot compared to Disney's BDX Droids. Those are the clear winners.
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Adding Google Gemini to Samsung's Ballie AI robot sounds impressive, but I'm not sure it matters
You can subscribe to devices like Samsung's new AI companion robot called Ballie. (Image credit: Future/Jacob Krol) I've watched enough robot videos online to know that slapping an AI model into a hunk of hardware doesn't automatically make it useful. I remember one clip in particular where someone had wired ChatGPT into a robot dog, and the results were mixed. Sure, the robot could suddenly answer your questions with confidence. But asking it to open a door or pick something up was still the same clumsy creature as before. The intelligence was in the voice, not the motion. So, when Samsung announced that its long-awaited Ballie robot would come preloaded with Google's Gemini AI, my first thought was to wonder what exactly Gemini brings to the table that Ballie hadn't already promised. Gemini is capable of understanding language and images and performing complex reasoning. Ballie is supposed to be a rolling companion packed with cameras, projectors, sensors, and the ability to navigate your home. I can see why some might be eager to see what a combination of the two could do. Samsung and Google have suggested that Ballie plus Gemini would enable the robot to suggest activities to raise your energy or give you outfit tips using its onboard camera and a Gemini-powered sense of style. But looking at it more, I'm not really sure anything the companies describe is either already something Ballie would be able to do or something Gemini can already do without needing to be connected to Ballie. Ballie can adjust smart home devices and project videos or ambient lighting onto your walls, but does it need Gemini to do so? Gemini can answer questions, analyze photos and fashion, and organize your whole day, but does being embedded in a ball-shaped robot enhance those features much? You may as well open Gemini on a tablet and tape it to a skateboard. Gemini gives Ballie better language understanding and smarter suggestions, but those don't require a robot body that can roll across your living room. Ballie is an impressive piece of hardware. It has dual projectors, depth sensors, LiDAR, multiple microphones, and a high-end camera setup. It can follow you, return to its charger, and even record or stream footage. But all of those things were innate to the hardware. Gemini doesn't make Ballie project in higher resolution or roll faster. It doesn't give Ballie arms or the ability to interact physically with objects. It just gives it better words - and while words matter, they don't necessarily translate into a robot that's more useful. AI can make a chatbot smarter and mimic your tone or finish your sentences in an email. But when it comes to hardware, intelligence without capability hits a wall. If Ballie can't do more things because it has Gemini, then it's just a more articulate version of itself. If Gemini brings a lot of useful features to Ballie that it wouldn't have had before but that Gemini couldn't do on its own, then that's a different question. It's not that Gemini brings nothing to the table. Talking to Ballie about your schedule and getting a visual summary projected on the wall is a pleasing idea. And Gemini's ability to integrate multi-modal inputs could make those interactions smarter. But again, the robot's physical role in that process is still fuzzy. There's a reason people still get excited by videos of robots folding laundry or climbing stairs. It's because movement and manipulating the environment are still rare and impressive feats. No matter how smart the AI becomes, if the hardware can't meet it halfway, the result will always feel like a demo missing its payoff. Making more conversational, more responsive, and more human in its communication is a leap for Samsung. But that leap is only meaningful if the robot itself can deliver something you couldn't already get from a screen. Otherwise, you may as well open Gemini in a browser tab on a tablet, duct-tape it to a Roomba, and call it a day.
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Samsung and Google Cloud Bring Gemini to Ballie
Gemini on Google Cloud will enable Ballie to bring personalized interactions and proactive home assistance to users; available in United States and Korea this Summer Samsung and Google Cloud today announced an expanded partnership to bring Google Cloud's generative AI technology to Ballie, a new home AI companion robot from Samsung. Available to consumers this summer, Ballie will be able to engage in natural, conversational interactions to help users manage home environments, including adjusting lighting, greeting people at the door, personalizing schedules, setting reminders, and more. "Through this partnership, Samsung and Google Cloud are redefining the role of AI in the home," said Yongjae Kim, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics. "By pairing Gemini's powerful multimodal reasoning with Samsung's AI capabilities in Ballie, we're leveraging the power of open collaboration to unlock a new era of personalized AI companion -- one that moves with users, anticipates their needs, and interacts in more dynamic and meaningful ways than ever before." Ballie will use Gemini's multimodal capabilities along with proprietary Samsung language models to process and understand a variety of inputs, including audio and voice, visual data from its camera, and sensor data from its environment. This will allow it to adapt its behaviors and responses in real-time. For instance, if you're not sure what to wear to work in the morning, you can turn to Ballie for advice. Users could ask, "Hey Ballie, how do I look?" and Ballie can respond with styling recommendations, such as trying new accessories or adding a colorful shirt. With enhanced reasoning enabled by Gemini, Ballie will be able to help users manage not only their home, but also their health and wellbeing. For example, a user could tell Ballie, "I feel tired today." Ballie could then use Gemini's grounding in Google Search to give tailored advice on how to improve their energy levels, including sharing recommendations from trusted sources on how to get more exercise, optimize their sleeping environment, or monitor their sleep patterns.
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Samsung and Google Cloud Expand Partnership, Bring Gemini to Ballie, a Home AI Companion Robot by Samsung
Gemini on Google Cloud will enable Ballie to bring personalized interactions and proactive home assistance to users; available in United States and Korea this Summer Samsung Electronics and Google Cloud today announced an expanded partnership to bring Google Cloud's generative AI technology to Ballie, a new home AI companion robot from Samsung. Available to consumers this Summer, Ballie will be able to engage in natural, conversational interactions to help users manage home environments, including adjusting lighting, greeting people at the door, personalizing schedules, setting reminders and more. "Through this partnership, Samsung and Google Cloud are redefining the role of AI in the home," said Yongjae Kim, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics. "By pairing Gemini's powerful multimodal reasoning with Samsung's AI capabilities in Ballie, we're leveraging the power of open collaboration to unlock a new era of personalized AI companion -- one that moves with users, anticipates their needs and interacts in more dynamic and meaningful ways than ever before." Ballie will use Gemini's multimodal capabilities along with proprietary Samsung language models to process and understand a variety of inputs, including audio and voice, visual data from its camera and sensor data from its environment. This will allow it to adapt its behaviors and responses in real-time. For instance, if you're not sure what to wear to work in the morning, you can turn to Ballie for advice. Users could ask, "Hey Ballie, how do I look?" and Ballie can respond with styling recommendations, such as trying new accessories or adding a colorful shirt. With enhanced reasoning enabled by Gemini, Ballie will be able to help users manage not only their home, but also their health and wellbeing. For example, a user could tell Ballie, "I feel tired today." Ballie could then use Gemini's grounding in Google Search to give tailored advice on how to improve their energy levels, including sharing recommendations from trusted sources on how to get more exercise, optimize their sleeping environment or monitor their sleep patterns. This partnership announcement builds on the successful integration last year of Gemini on Google Cloud into Samsung's Galaxy S24 smartphone series. With Ballie, Samsung and Google Cloud are exploring how to bring their generative AI collaboration to a wider range of devices. "With Gemini on Google Cloud, Samsung is demonstrating how to deploy generative AI at scale, integrating it directly into the heart of their popular products," said Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud. "This expanded partnership with Samsung underscores our commitment to delivering reliable, enterprise-grade AI that drives lasting value for our customers - and their customers."
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Samsung's ball-shaped robot Ballie to launch with Gemini smarts this summer
Samsung's Ballie, a ball-shaped robot that the company's been working on for five years, is finally coming to market. The company originally announced Ballie in 2020, and displayed a redesigned version during CES 2024. Now, the home AI companion robot - as Samsung calls it - is actually becoming a real product. It will be able to move around the house, and engage in "natural, conversational interactions" to help you out with stuff like setting reminders, greeting people at the door, and telling you you look beautiful (or recommend a different shirt). Ballie can hear and see you, as well as move around the house freely, though most technical details are absent from Samsung's announcement. What we do know, however, is that the robot will get its AI capabilities from Google Gemini. So, if you tell Ballie, "I feel tired today," the robot should be able to provide advice on how to improve your energy levels, optimize your sleeping environment, and the like. For an idea of how smart the robot will be, you can probably just pick up a Samsung Galaxy S24 device (or later), as those phones use Gemini for AI smarts as well. Samsung has a promo page for Ballie, with a couple of videos. One video shows Ballie projecting an interactive video on a wall, so the robot will probably have a built-in projector. The company does warn that the video is for illustrative purposes only, and that certain features and functionalities may differ from the actual product. Ballie will launch in the United States and Korea "this summer." There's no word on the price, but you can pre-register to purchase one when it becomes available.
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Samsung's Ballie Robot Wants to Trash on Your Style
We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Samsung has been showing off a smart home robot named "Ballie" since at least 2020 as a fun, but silly concept. The idea behind Ballie is to give your home a robotic pet that can help take care of your dog, potentially act as a security camera, project all sorts of screens wherever you need them, and control your smart home. Well, those were the concept ideas for Ballie back in 2024. For 2025, Ballie is real, probably not like it was in 2024's concept, and you might even be able to buy one in the US. After showing off the most recent version of Ballie at CES 2025 and promising a launch in the first half of the year, Samsung and Google announced today at Google Cloud Next 2025 that Ballie is indeed arriving this summer with Gemini onboard. In a short announcement, Samsung says that Ballie will be able to "engage in natural, conversational interactions to help users manage home environments, including adjusting lighting, greeting people at the door, personalizing schedules, setting reminders, and more" as it cruises around your home with its little wheels. What exactly does that mean in your daily life? Well, it sounds...like something. Using a combination of Google's multimodal AI reasoning and Samsung's AI capabilities, Ballie will attempt to do more than just act as a basic assistant. Samsung suggests users ask Ballie, "Hey Ballie, how do I look?" in the morning before they start their day. Ballie will then offer styling recommendations...what? You could also tell Ballie that you "Feel tired today," to which it will respond by tailoring advice it finds from Google Search...bro, what? That sounds so scary. That aside, the video below shows what a typical day with Ballie could look like in some future world, so expect only portions of what you see below to be in the real Ballie. This was a video they released a year ago at CES 2024. How much will Ballie cost? Samsung did not say. However, Amazon has had its Astro robot for sale for some time in invitation-only availability - it costs a whopping $1,600. Will Ballie cost that much? It certainly could. Just don't expect it to be cheap.
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Samsung integrates Google's Gemini into its Ballie home robot - SiliconANGLE
Samsung integrates Google's Gemini into its Ballie home robot Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd today announced plans to integrate Google LLC's Gemini language model series into its upcoming Ballie home robot. The integration expands an existing artificial intelligence partnership between the companies. Earlier this month, Samsung rolled out a new Gemini integration to its flagship Galaxy S24 smartphone series. The feature allows users to point their device's camera at an object and have Google's AI surface relevant information. Ballie, the Samsung home robot set to receive the Gemini integration, was first previewed in 2020. The company has since updated the machine's design multiple times. The latest iteration, which is set to launch this summer, is about the size of a basketball and uses wheels to navigate the user's home. Consumers can interact with Ballie via voice commands or virtual buttons that the robot displays on the floor using a built-in projector. The buttons can be pressed by stepping on them. Ballie's projector doubles as a video streaming tool. At this year's CES electronics conference, Samsung demonstrated how a user could ask the robot to project a movie on a wall. The built-in AI models can automatically position the robot in a way that maximizes the projection quality. Ballie lends itself to other tasks as well. It can greet users at the door, set reminders and adjust the settings of smart home appliances. Using Gemini, Ballie can generate wellness advice based on information retrieved through Google Search. The Gemini model series includes multiple algorithms with different capabilities and pricing. Samsung didn't specify which specific algorithm it's integrating into Ballie. The most likely candidate is the entry-level Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite, the fastest and most cost-efficient model in the series. The pricier Gemini models offer more advanced reasoning capabilities that aren't necessarily needed for a home robot. "With Gemini on Google Cloud, Samsung is demonstrating how to deploy generative AI at scale, integrating it directly into the heart of their popular products," said Google Cloud Chief Executive Officer Thomas Kurian. Samsung detailed that Ballie will also use unnamed "proprietary Samsung language models." That could be a reference to the internally-developed Gauss2 model series the company detailed last December. One of the algorithms in the series, Gauss2 Compact, is specifically optimized to run in "limited computing environments" such as smart home devices. Samsung's models are multimodal and understand up to 14 languages. The company has equipped them with a custom tokenizer, the part of a large language that turns input into tokens. Breaking up user instructions into tokens, small units of data that each contain a few numbers or letters, makes the information easier to process. Samsung is no stranger to the home robotics market: it's among the world's largest suppliers of robot vacuums. The company also makes a wide range of other home devices.
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Samsung's Ballie at-home robot to be powered by Google Cloud generative AI technology
TL;DR: Samsung Ballie, a home AI companion robot, will launch in the US and Korea, powered by Google Cloud's generative AI. It enables natural language interaction, adjusts smart home settings, and offers style and well-being advice. The partnership with Google integrates AI into Samsung products, enhancing user interaction and functionality. Samsung Ballie is described as a "home AI companion robot" that will arrive in the United States and Korea this summer. The company confirmed this week that Google Cloud's generative AI technology will power the AI side of the cute robot. This will allow owners to communicate with Ballie using natural conversational language for all their companion robot needs. Suppose you're wondering what Ballie is about outside of rolling around and looking like a cute robot from a Star Wars or Pixar film. In that case, it's essentially a range of generative AI tools and functionality paired with an inbuilt projector. Plus, it can do things like greet guests, adjust smart home things like lighting and cooling, and set reminders for appointments and things. A robot butler that doesn't serve food or do any cleaning. Samsung's description of how Ballie will use cloud-based AI is vague - though it provides some examples. Yongjae Kim, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics, states that Ballie "moves with users, anticipates their needs, and interacts in more dynamic and meaningful ways than ever before," thanks to generative AI. This partnership with Google pairs Gemini with proprietary Samsung language models for processing inputs, audio, voice, and visual data. This means that what Ballie sees will be transmitted to the cloud for processing and real-time responses. As expected, Samsung offers an innocuous example of how an interaction might play out. Not sure what to wear to work today or to lunch with friends? Ballie will take a look at you and respond with style recommendations. Another more detailed example would be to let Ballie monitor your sleeping patterns or provide general well-being advice from "trusted sources." This partnership with Google extends what we've seen with Gemini being integrated into Samsung's Galaxy S24 smartphones. "With Gemini on Google Cloud, Samsung is demonstrating how to deploy generative AI at scale, integrating it directly into the heart of their popular products," said Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud. "This expanded partnership with Samsung underscores our commitment to delivering reliable, enterprise-grade AI that drives lasting value for our customers - and their customers." There's no denying that Samsung Ballie could be valuable; however, it does feel a little premature to ask a rolling-ball robot for medical advice. We would have assumed we were still a decade or two away from that.
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Samsung Ballie with Gemini AI is more nag-bot than robot buddy
Your wheelie good plastic pal? Not if Samsung Ballie turns out to be an AI-infused bossy boots know-it-all Samsung Ballie rolled back into view this week. The tech giant, momentarily distracted from churning out smartphones, announced that its dinky home assistant would soon be trundling around people's homes, sucking up data and dispensing advice like a tiny robot guru. And probably not raising a robot army and quietly killing you in your sleep. But then it does now have Gemini AI inside - and Google were once the Boston Dynamics guys of scariest ever Christmas video fame. So who knows? Anyway, those of you with long memories might recall Ballie isn't exactly box fresh. I first wrote about it for Stuff way back in 2020, suggesting it resembled the unholy union of a tennis ball and a Star Wars droid reject. Which might turn out to have been a bad idea if Ballie does get all stabby. Back then, Ballie's party tricks focused on responding to prompts to open curtains (despite having no arms - THAT WE KNOW OF), calling for help if you fall and are unresponsive (due to being attacked by, say, an angry home appliance), and ordering subservient smart vacuums to mop up any mess on the floor. Such as pools of blood. The specifics of Samsung Ballie's evolved skills remain under wraps, but we do know it has a speaker and a projector. Samsung's pitch is that the robot will offer "proactive home assistance" delivered through "natural and conversational interactions". Ballie can greet people at the door if you can't be bothered yourself. It can personalise schedules you'll ignore at your peril and search the web for health advice when you're feeling ill. Best of all - and I'm not making this up - Samsung also envisions Ballie as a style guru, offering fashion advice. Or at least tips on your morning outfit. The overly chirpy yet mildly dystopian cartoon promo video isn't reassuring. Ballie snarkily dismisses someone's old-school attire with a robotic "What goes around comes around!" It hypnotises a child by projecting TikTok on the wall, recommends some trendy shorts, and then scolds them that it's time for school. And it tells a dad he should leave early for work, due to a traffic jam, then abruptly barks, "It is 10 o'clock - you are late again", before rolling off in a self-indignant huff. Perhaps something was lost in translation from the original Korean, but this doesn't strike me as a winning personality for a plastic pal. More a robot that's a handy shape to boot into a recycling bin when it's annoyed you one time too many. Beyond the sinister stare Ballie gives direct to camera at the end of the promo video, as if challenging its inner Cylon, there's one other big problem here. In 2020, Ballie's decision-making process was a mystery. Today, the thing's mainlining Google's Gemini AI. Now, I've used Gemini. Like every AI desperate to prove its worth (that worth being approximately infinity billion dollars), it is quite often a bit... crap. Sure, it can identify random widgets with uncanny precision. But with anything requiring nuance or, you know, not randomly being completely (yet confidently) wrong, proceed with caution. Samsung nonetheless claims Ballie will "unlock a new era of personalised AI companion - one that moves with users, anticipates their needs and interacts in more dynamic and meaningful ways than ever before". Which will be fine until the AI stumbles and Ballie demands you dress for work as a gigantic ant, in what you assume is an amusing satire on the workplace but your boss assumes is you having lost your mind. Ballie won't be able to instruct your Roomba to clean that mess up. Maybe we should all just stick to smartphones, non-smart mirrors, and leaving personal assistant robots in classic movies, where they belong.
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Gemini Powered Home AI: Samsung Ballie Gets Google Cloud Integration
Samsung's latest innovation, Ballie, is set to redefine the concept of a home AI companion robot. Powered by Google Cloud's generative AI technology, Ballie is designed to seamlessly integrate into daily life, offering natural, conversational interactions to help users manage their home environments. From adjusting lighting and greeting guests to personalizing schedules and setting reminders, Ballie is more than just a gadget -- it's a proactive assistant that anticipates your needs. The introduction of Ballie marks a significant step forward in the evolution of smart home technology. By leveraging the power of AI, Ballie aims to simplify and enhance the user experience, making it easier than ever to control and customize your living space. With its ability to understand and respond to voice commands, Ballie can perform a wide range of tasks, from playing music and answering questions to controlling smart home devices and providing personalized recommendations. At the heart of Ballie's capabilities lies Gemini, Google Cloud's advanced multimodal AI technology. This innovative system allows Ballie to process and understand a variety of inputs, including voice commands, visual data, and environmental sensor information. For instance, users can ask Ballie for fashion advice or energy-boosting tips, and it will provide tailored recommendations based on real-time data. This makes Ballie not only a home assistant but also a personal lifestyle coach, offering insights to improve health, wellbeing, and daily routines. Gemini's multimodal AI sets Ballie apart from other smart home devices by allowing it to understand and respond to a broader range of user needs. By analyzing multiple data points simultaneously, Ballie can provide more accurate and context-aware suggestions, making it a truly intelligent companion. Whether you're looking for recipe ideas based on your dietary preferences or seeking advice on the best time to exercise based on your schedule, Ballie has you covered. One of the key advantages of Ballie is its seamless integration with Google Cloud. By leveraging the power of cloud computing, Ballie can access vast amounts of data and processing power, allowing it to deliver faster, more accurate responses to user queries. This integration also ensures that Ballie is always up-to-date with the latest features and security patches, providing users with a consistently high-quality experience. Moreover, the collaboration between Samsung and Google Cloud opens up exciting possibilities for future developments. As Google continues to invest in innovative AI research, Ballie will be well-positioned to benefit from these advancements, potentially gaining new capabilities and features over time. This partnership also ensures that Ballie will be compatible with a wide range of Google services and products, making it easier for users to integrate the device into their existing digital ecosystems. Samsung's Ballie is expected to hit the market this summer, making it accessible to consumers eager to experience the next generation of home automation. While official pricing details have yet to be announced, Samsung has hinted at competitive pricing to ensure Ballie is within reach for a wide range of households. Stay tuned for updates on pre-order options and regional availability. As anticipation builds for Ballie's release, it's clear that Samsung is committed to making this innovative technology accessible to as many people as possible. By offering competitive pricing and a wide range of features, Ballie has the potential to transform the way we interact with our homes and manage our daily lives. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or simply looking for ways to simplify your routine, Ballie promises to be a catalyst in the world of home automation. For those intrigued by the possibilities of AI, Samsung's Ballie is just the beginning. From smartphones to smart home devices, the integration of generative AI is transforming how we interact with technology. Whether you're interested in wearable tech, AI-powered health monitoring, or the latest advancements in smart appliances, the future of AI promises to make life more intuitive and connected than ever before. As AI continues to evolve, it's essential to stay informed about the latest developments and their potential impact on our lives. By exploring the world of AI and understanding how it can be applied across various industries and sectors, we can better prepare ourselves for the changes and opportunities that lie ahead. From improving healthcare outcomes to optimizing business processes, the possibilities are endless, and Samsung's Ballie is just one example of how AI is shaping our future.
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Samsung partners with Google Cloud to integrate Gemini AI into its home robot Ballie, enhancing its capabilities and paving the way for more advanced home automation and personalized assistance.
Samsung has announced a significant upgrade to its home robot, Ballie, through a partnership with Google Cloud. The collaboration will integrate Google's Gemini AI into the spherical assistant, promising to redefine the role of AI in home environments 1.
Ballie, first introduced at CES 2020, is set to become more intelligent and interactive. The integration of Gemini's multimodal capabilities will allow Ballie to process and understand various inputs, including audio, visual data from its camera, and environmental sensor data 3.
Key features of the upgraded Ballie include:
Users will be able to interact with Ballie in more dynamic ways. For instance, asking "How do I look?" will prompt Ballie to offer outfit suggestions using its camera and AI-powered visual analysis 2. The robot can also provide health-related advice, such as exercise suggestions or ways to improve sleep, based on user input and environmental data 5.
While home robots have struggled to gain widespread adoption, Samsung hopes that Ballie's advanced AI capabilities will set it apart. The company aims to position Ballie as a comprehensive smart home solution, potentially replacing multiple devices such as projectors, security cameras, and smart home hubs 4.
However, industry analysts like Ben Wood from CCS Insight caution that the market for personal robots remains challenging, citing Amazon's limited success with its Astro robot 2.
Samsung has announced that Ballie will be available in the US and South Korea in the summer of 2025. Pre-registration is now open on Samsung's website, although pricing details have not yet been disclosed 4.
This collaboration between Samsung and Google Cloud extends beyond Ballie. The companies have already integrated Gemini into Samsung's Galaxy series smartphones, starting with the Galaxy S24. There are also reports of the two tech giants working on an XR (extended reality) device, with Gemini potentially playing a central role 1.
As AI continues to evolve, the integration of advanced language models like Gemini into consumer devices signals a trend towards more intelligent and context-aware home automation. The success of Ballie could pave the way for further innovations in the intersection of robotics, AI, and everyday consumer technology.
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