Since 2020, Samsung has been dangling a yellow ball in front of us. That sphere is a robot named Ballie that Samsung has teased and demoed for home use, including serving as a smart speaker. Today, ...

Samsung has shelved its Ballie robot, effectively ending plans to launch the rolling smart home assistant for consumers.Ballie, first shown in 2020, had been pitched as a home robot assistant ...

Today’s robots invite both passive and active observers into our homes and leave our data exposed to bad actors. The bar is ...

Samsung has reportedly sidelined its Ballie home robot again, repositioning it as an internal innovation project after repeated delays, missed launch timelines and growing competition at CES.

Samsung’s adorable Ballie home robot faces another delay, despite being technically ready. Reports suggest Samsung is still struggling with clear use cases and safety/privacy concerns for the rolling ...

Commentary: The idea of a human-controlled robot in your home might sound weird, but perhaps it's not all that different from what we're used to. Connor is a technology writer and editor, with a ...

The Roombas in question were not commercially available — they were development robots given to testers. However, several researchers have uncovered privacy issues with robot vacuums produced by ...

Home robots are no longer a futuristic concept—they are becoming a tangible part of modern living. Advances in consumer robotics have made smart home robots more capable, intuitive, and affordable ...