SMRTR TechJan 7, 2026Ars Technica

Samsung’s Ballie home robot, once promised for summer 2025, gets grim update

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Samsung's Ballie home robot, originally promised for summer 2025 with AI-powered home management features, has been indefinitely shelved according to Bloomberg. Samsung now describes Ballie as an "active innovation platform" for internal testing rather than a consumer product, suggesting the company lacks confidence in the robot's reliability and market viability amid broader industry reassessment of AI home devices.

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