{"id":2063,"date":"2026-01-07T23:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/samsungs-ballie-robot-is-probably-never-coming-out\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T23:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:00:53","slug":"samsungs-ballie-robot-is-probably-never-coming-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/samsungs-ballie-robot-is-probably-never-coming-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung\u2019s Ballie robot is probably never coming out"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25820037\/DSCF4358_Enhanced_NR.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Samsung&rsquo;s spherical Ballie robot may be rolling off into the sunset, less than a year after its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/645853\/samsung-is-finally-releasing-ballie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retail launch was announced<\/a>. The smart home robot has made an appearance at CES almost every year since it was first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/1\/6\/21054353\/samsung-ballie-robot-ai-assistant-ces-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced in 2020<\/a>, but was notably absent at CES 2026. Unfortunately, its disappearance may be because Ballie has been shelved. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In a statement emailed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-01-07\/samsung-s-rolling-ballie-robot-indefinitely-shelved-after-delays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Bloomberg<\/em><\/a>, Samsung said Ballie is an \u00ab\u00a0active innovation platform,\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0continues to inform how Samsung designs spatially aware, context-driven experiences, particularly in areas like smart home intelligence, ambient AI and privacy-by-design.\u00a0\u00bb <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">However, there was no mention of t \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/857864\/samsung-ballie-robot-shelved-ces-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung&rsquo;s spherical Ballie robot may be rolling off into the sunset, less than a year after its retail launch was 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