As we know few years ago Samsung introduced its latest AI-powered robot for smart homes called Ballie, but the South Korean tech giant Samsung has now officially revealed the release date. While at initial it will only be available in the US and South Korea.

Samsung is collaborating with Google to integrate Gemini’s AI Capabilities into Ballie. With the help of the Gemini AI, the robot will respond in more natural language and perform human-like interactions providing users to seamlessly manage various aspects of their smart home, such as controlling smart lights, setting up reminders, responding to questions, and welcoming people at the door.

Samsung’s Ballie robot will launch soon in the US and South Korea

Samsung is planning to release Ballie in South Korea and the USA during the summer of 2025. Users can expect it to go on sale most likely to be in summer, most likely between June and August. Although Samsung has not confirmed the official launch date and price yet, the company revealed that Ballie will launch with the integration of Google's Gemini AI assistant.

Design and Performance

Last year, it was confirmed that Ballie operates on Samsung’s Tizen OS but it's not yet announced that Samsung has moved away from Tizen or Samsung integrated Gemini into Tizen OS for the new Ballie. Samsung first introduced Ballie to the world five years back, the initial model looked like a BB8, but Samsung introduced a redesigned version last year.

According to Yongjae Kim, Executive Vice President of Samsung’s Visual Display Business, said “The Collaboration between Samsung and Google Cloud is setting a new standard for home-based AI experiences. With Gemini’s powerful multimodal reasoning and Samsung’s intelligent systems or AI inside Ballie, we're combining our strengths through open collaboration to create smarter, more personalized AI experiences, and it is also capable of helping users understand their needs in advance and engage more naturally than ever.”

How the Integration works between Gemini AI and ballie

As per Samsung, Ballie will operate by using Gemini’s powerful multimodal capabilities, combined with Samsung’s custom language models. With the help of this integration, Ballie can seamlessly process and understand a variety of inputs like voice, sound, visuals, etc through its smart sensors and cameras.

In easy words, it means Ballie can understand what’s happening nearby then adjust its actions, and act accordingly in real-time.

For Example, if you could say something like “How do I look?” then Ballie may respond with tips like change your outfit or choosing a new shade.

Also, users can ask their personal questions. For Example, If you tell Ballie that you are feeling tired, then Ballie could recommend tips to help you recharge, sleep better, or how to regain energy.

Conclusion

The partnership between Samsung and Google has grown stronger than before. Samsung Galaxy S24 was one of the initial smartphones to feature Google’s Gemini AI. Samsung launched the Galaxy S25 lineup this year with Gemini set as the default AI. By teaming up with Samsung on Ballie, Google continues to demonstrate that it's leading the way in AI assistant advancements.