You won't be able to buy Samsung's household Ballie robot after all The company will keep using Ballie internally as an active innovation platform, but it seems doomed as a consumer device. Samsung's Ballie robot was a highlight of its CES 2024 press conference. For years, we've been wondering when Samsung would actually bring Ballie, its cute household companion robot, to market and now we finally have our answer: it won't. After the planned summer 2025 release window came and went, the company has opted not to release the gizmo as a consumer product, at least not for the foreseeable future. According to, Samsung has indefinitely shelved the robot.