A s CES began this year, one topic came up over and over again among reporters: “Where’s Ballie?" The personal robot that Samsung showed at CES 2024 left a huge impression on

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.

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 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.

Learn more New year means new CES. Yes, the world’s largest consumer electronics show is back in full swing and, as is tradition, many cool (and wild) gadgets — everything TVs to cars, audio players to smart home devices — have already been revealed.

Some of the most anticipated announcements at CES each year come from Samsung. That’s why consumer reporter Steve Noviello went to the Samsung First Look event, where everything was so top secret he couldn’t show it to you until now.