Pay a monthly fee to rent the latest AI devices The program aims to make cutting-edge tech more accessible There are optional maintenance services as part of the subscription Samsung has a new plan to put AI tech in your hands,

You communicate with Ballie through voice, and at times, the robot also projects virtual buttons onto the floor that can be stepped on to make a selection. (I’m curious as to what its accessibility features might entail.) Samsung has also given Ballie plenty of power over the smart home; you can tell it to control your lights and various routines.

Ballie, a little robotic smart home ball that made waves in previous shows, is becoming a real product.

Membership covers the cost of a device plus related maintenance services. It's rolling out in Korea next month; will the next Samsung Unpacked event include news of a US launch, too?

Samsung's creepy, cute AI ball robot, Ballie was one of the spotlights of CES 2024, though it apparently wasn't ready for an actual release at the time. That changed at CES 2025 with the Korean company announcing that the rolling bot will be shipping to buyers sometime in the first half of 2025.

Samsung's vice chair confirmed in a CES press conference that it is expanding its AI Subscription Club to Galaxy phones.

Samsung appears ready to expand its AI Subscription Club to Galaxy smartphones and its upcoming Ballie AI robot. This move follows the subscription model

Samsung's spherical robot Ballie appears to be ready for the home. With artificial intelligence and a projector, it should be able to assist.

Samsung’s AI Subscription plan will offer access to Galaxy phones and Ballie home robot. Recently, Samsung began experimenting with a new product distribution model. The company

A s CES began this year, one topic came up over and over again among reporters: “Where’s Ballie?" The personal robot that Samsung showed at CES 2024 left a huge impression on