Samsung's Ballie will go on sale in the US and South Korea this summer, the company announced today. What's more, through a partnership with Google Cloud, the diminutive robot will ship with a Gemini AI model. <br /> Samsung didn't state the specific system that powers Ballie, but in combination with the company's own proprietary language models, it says the robot has m [...]
Recently, Amazon made its first foray into helpful home devices—Echo, the perky remote-vending-machine-disguised-as-smart-home-hub that answers questions, controls a few lights, and, incidentally, orders products from the mega-company. The introduction of this small black monolith has brought another voice into the home that people can have a chinwag with, Alexa. [...]