Samsung's Rolling Ballie Robot Indefinitely Shelved After Delays (msn.com) 8
Samsung Electronics has once again sidelined Ballie, a long-anticipated robot that was first announced six years ago but never released. Bloomberg News: The device -- designed to roll and roam throughout the home -- is completely absent from this week's CES, the biggest electronics trade show. And though Samsung said last year that Ballie was nearly ready for a retail release, the product is now unlikely to resurface soon.
In an emailed statement, Samsung referred to Ballie as an "active innovation platform" within the company, rather than a forthcoming consumer device. "After multiple years of real-world testing, it continues to inform how Samsung designs spatially aware, context-driven experiences, particularly in areas like smart home intelligence, ambient AI and privacy-by-design," a Samsung spokesperson said in the statement.
In an emailed statement, Samsung referred to Ballie as an "active innovation platform" within the company, rather than a forthcoming consumer device. "After multiple years of real-world testing, it continues to inform how Samsung designs spatially aware, context-driven experiences, particularly in areas like smart home intelligence, ambient AI and privacy-by-design," a Samsung spokesperson said in the statement.
I guess Samsung... (Score:3)
decided to take their Ballie and go home.
Re:I guess Samsung... (Score:4, Funny)
If I need something a foot tall the wander around the house and trip over, well, I already have a dog.
A New Level of Marketing Doublespeak (Score:2)
I'm honestly not sure I've seen marketing drivel contradict itself in that few words before. There's the true AI innovation we've been waiting for. Making marketing departments look even dumber than they usually look.
Samsung is not on fire any more (Score:2)