You received’t be capable to purchase Samsung’s family Ballie robotic in any case

For years, we’ve been wondering when Samsung would truly deliver Ballie, its cute family companion robotic, to market and now we lastly have our reply: it received’t. After the deliberate summer 2025 release window got here and went, the corporate has opted to not launch the gizmo as a client product, at the least not for the foreseeable future.

In accordance with Bloomberg, Samsung has “indefinitely shelved” the robotic. A spokesperson informed the publication that the corporate will maintain Ballie round as an “energetic innovation platform” internally. “After a number of years of real-world testing, it continues to tell how Samsung designs spatially conscious, context-driven experiences, notably in areas like sensible house intelligence, ambient AI and privacy-by-design,” the spokesperson added.

There’s a sliver of an opportunity that Samsung will ultimately deliver Ballie to market, however that appears unlikely as issues stand. So, six years after we first clapped eyes on the robot at CES 2020, (and two years after a redesigned larger version debuted), it seems to be doomed as a client gadget.

It’s a little bit of a disgrace, as Ballie appeared like a enjoyable gadget. In equity to Samsung, corporations at the moment are doubtless having to be extra considered about what merchandise — particularly extra experimental ones — go into full manufacturing amid rising costs of things like RAM.