Samsung’s Ballie robotic is now a projector that follows you round

Samsung’s Ballie robotic is again — and now, it’s a projector, too. At CES 2024, Samsung revealed an up to date model of its spherical Ballie robotic, and its signature new characteristic is that it may well venture issues onto the ground, wall, or ceiling because it follows you across the house.

In an enthralling video, Ballie (which Samsung as soon as once more confirmed off in a playful yellow colour) had a bunch of intelligent projection tips, together with taking part in a video of a chook for a canine to look at, displaying a video name on a wall, and displaying a health video for somebody understanding. Samsung additionally says in a press e mail that Ballie can routinely alter the projection relying on how far-off it’s from the wall and your lighting situations and that “it’s the world’s first projector to routinely detect individuals’s posture and facial angle and alter the optimum projection angle for you.”

However within the video, the robotic additionally served as a wise house assistant, turning on lights and allotting pet food and texting any person to inform them what it was doing. (The press e mail says that Ballie can management “air conditioners, lights, laundry machines, and extra.”) Ballie may observe you round the home and greet you if you come within the door. On the finish of the video, Ballie crammed a ceiling above the actors’ mattress with a cosmic scene.

It was a very entertaining video — however sadly, it was simply a video. At CES 2020, the place Samsung first confirmed off Ballie, the robotic rolled round onstage, however this yr the corporate solely confirmed off the robotic by the video. And Samsung didn’t share any particulars about if or when Ballie is perhaps launched or how a lot it may value. Nonetheless, it was enjoyable to see Ballie present up at CES as soon as once more; hopefully Samsung really launches the product this time.

Replace January eighth, 6:01PM ET: Added additional particulars from Samsung.