Samsung’s AI robot ball with a projector is real and ready to roll in 2025

Balls by Samsung made waves at CES 2020 as a home robot concept that could one day wander into your home. In 2024, Samsung brought it back to CES to share that it was giving the device a projector that can transmit information and content on different surfaces. To CES 2025 in Las Vegas, took things a step further and announced that it will actually ship the rolling robot this year to the United States.

We do not have a price or a release schedule, but during a presentation, the Wall-E-like robot was able to share information about Las Vegas attractions, turn on lights and various smart home products by voice command and project the movie Uncharted on a nearby wall.

Asking Ballie to “make the screen bigger” had the circular robot turn around and find a different wall that could project a larger image. The device has built-in speakers for sound.

In addition to voice controls, Ballie also recognizes your “foot presses” on a virtual button to complete a task, such as saying OK or “show me more.” A series of cameras and sensors make this virtual interaction possible. After being presented with two wines and being asked which pair best with the steak, Ballie was able to use your “foot presses” to ask follow-up questions and eventually provide a recommendation.

Samsung is not the first company to try to bring robots into the home. For the past two years Amazon has been selling its Astro home robot which is powered by Alexa and can move around the house, “”=””>but today it is only selling the $1,600 device by “exclusive invitations.” LG has similarly showed ambitions for home robots at the previous CES, but it is not clear when or if these products will still be available.

Even Apple has been rumored to expand into the smart home, with a report last year they suggested that the company was looking into space. More recent rumors have claimed that Apple could share more news about new smart home products as soon as March.