An unconventional novelty is coming to the market this summer. Samsung plans to release Ballie, a small AI companion robot that it has been working on since 2020. Ballie was first introduced to the public at CES, where it attracted attention as a small moving ball that can respond to voice commands, sense its surroundings, and assist in everyday life.
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Since then, Ballie has undergone significant development and this year it comes with a significant upgrade, namely the integration of generative artificial intelligence from Google. Thanks to the technology Gemini AI from Google Cloud Ballie transforms into a conversational assistant that can understand voice, image, and sensor data and use them to predict the user's needs. The robot should be able to control lights, adjust the heating, communicate with visitors at the door, remind them of calendar events, or advise them on what to wear according to the weather. In a demo video, for example, it selected a video for a child to watch, advised a man to take his coat, and helped the whole family leave the house on time.
