SAMSUNG is now weeks away from releasing its robot helper Ballie.
The rolling droid was first teased all the way back in 2020, but is finally ready for its big home debut.
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Ballie is described as a “home AI companion robot” and will be able to speak to you.
It’ll use Google’s Gemini AI voice assistant – which you can already try out on iPhone and Android – to chat.
And it’ll be able to help you manage your home gadgets, remind you about chores, and plan your day.
Better still, a built-in projector means that Ballie can blast a giant screen on any wall or surface that you’d like.
In a surprise announcement, Samsung said that it would finally be “available to consumers this summer” – although it didn’t specify an exact release date.
But Samsung noted: “Ballie will be able to engage in natural, conversational interactions to help users manage home environments.
“Including adjusting lighting, greeting people at the door, personalizing schedules, setting reminders and more.”
The yellow droid has a built-in projector, speaker, and microphone – as well as a camera on the front.
It’s also packed with sensors to help it navigate, and avoid crashing into the posh vase or your very confused dog.
Samsung says it’ll use all of this info, pair it with AI, and then provide you help “in real-time”.
That might even include giving you a hand with getting dressed.
“Ballie will use Gemini’s multimodal capabilities along with proprietary Samsung language models to process and understand a variety of inputs,” Samsung explained.
“Including audio and voice, visual data from its camera and sensor data from its environment.
“This will allow it to adapt its behaviors and responses in real-time.
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“For instance, if you’re not sure what to wear to work in the morning, you can turn to Ballie for advice.
“Users could ask, ‘Hey Ballie, how do I look?’ and Ballie can respond with styling recommendations, such as trying new accessories or adding a colorful shirt.”
It also promises to help you with health and well-being.
So if you tell the bot that you feel tired today, Ballie would tap into Gemini to give you advice on how to feel better.
WHAT CAN YOU USE GOOGLE GEMINI FOR?
Here’s the official tip list from Google…
- Go Live with Gemini to brainstorm ideas, simplify complex topics, and rehearse for important moments.
- Connect with your favourite Google apps like Search, Youtube, Google Maps, Gmail, and more
- Study smarter and explore any topic with interactive visuals and real-world examples
- Unlock a world of expertise and get tailored information about any topic
- Plan trips better and faster
- Create AI-generated images in seconds
- Get summaries, deep dives, and source links, all in one place
- Brainstorm new ideas, or improve existing ones
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Samsung says that might include some exercise tips, help with getting to sleep (and even sleep pattern monitoring), and other ways of “improving energy levels”.
Sadly these are still some big roadblocks to actually getting one.
Firstly, Samsung is only launching the gadget in the United States initially – with no word on a timeline for other countries.
And although you can pre-register for Ballie, pre-orders haven’t begun.
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That means there’s no public pricing yet.
However, robot vacuum cleaners can often cost hundreds of pounds or dollars – and this seems to be far more advanced.
So don’t expect an ultra-cheap gadget, especially as this is a brand new area for Samsung.
It’s also unclear how much stock will be available at launch.
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