In 2024, many companies were alive with the development of AI and what the future may bring us. Of course, everyone noticed the growing share of automation and everything that comes with it.
One of the great advocates of this type of ideas was the current CEO of NVIDIA, Jensen Huang, who has been talking about AI-powered assistants more and more often for some time now. They would relieve us from heavy and tedious work that simply needs to be done.
What if robots became our companions? Ones that would resemble real animals? Samsung came up with this idea, so meet Ballie. 
Ballie, a robotic pet from Samsung
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Ballie is nothing more than a robotic assistant enclosed in the form of something that looks like a ball or cylinder. Its possibilities are not limited only to its charming appearance, because it turns out that it is a real multimedia assistant that can become whatever we want at our request.
Ballie can answer calls, act as a kind of screen that can play YouTube, and if necessary, it will advise you to choose a specific drink for the evening dinner. All this enclosed in a small, inconspicuous and slightly retrofuturistic housing that can follow us step by step.
The equipment was presented by Samsung in greater detail at CES 2025, where The Verge editorial team also appeared, which reported a little more about what this AI-powered robot will be.
Ballie will be equipped with an AI assistant, thanks to which it will be possible to talk to it similarly to ChatGPT Voice or Gemini Live. This is quite an interesting proposition, especially for those who sometimes feel too lonely. Interestingly, the robot will be able to be programmed (or perhaps trained) to greet us every time we come home.
Ultimately, however, it is to be a more multifunctional device, a robotic assistant and a moving projector. Samsung has not yet revealed all the details about the robot, but we know that it will go on sale later this year.
Is the era of robotic pets coming?
The price, availability and specification of Ballie have not yet been revealed, and all the delays and brevity so far are a deliberate strategy by Samsung. The Korean giant wants to release a “perfect” product to the market. Will they succeed?
It remains to be seen, because this is a kind of pioneering project and something that may actually be very warmly received. Will this actually happen? Are we facing an era of robotic pets?
We will find out all this soon, but the future looks extremely… fascinating.
