Samsung adds Google’s Gemini to its home robot Ballie

23/05/2025

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Samsung adds Google’s Gemini to its home robot Ballie
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[Ivan Mehta](https://techcrunch.com/author/ivan-mehta/)

5:00 AM PDT · April 9, 2025

Samsung said on Wednesday that it’s adding Google’s Gemini AI to its [home robot Ballie](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/06/samsung-says-its-home-robot-ballie-will-roll-out-this-year/) through a partnership with Google Cloud. Users will be able to ask the robot different queries to get answers from Gemini, said the companies.

Samsung aims to tap into Gemini’s multimodal capabilities for its robot. The Korean tech giant said it’ll pair its own AI with Google’s to enable audio and video inputs for Ballie to answer different questions. For instance, you’ll be able to ask the bot, “How am I looking?” and it’ll give outfit suggestions using its camera and visual intelligence.

Ballie will also be able to tap Gemini to give health-related recommendations — for example, exercise suggestions and ways to improve sleep. Beyond that, you’ll be able to ask the robot a range of general knowledge queries.

“Through this partnership, Samsung and Google Cloud are redefining the role of AI in the home,” said Yongjae Kim, EVP of Samsung’s visual display business, in a statement. “By pairing Gemini’s powerful multimodal reasoning with Samsung’s AI capabilities in Ballie, we’re leveraging the power of open collaboration to unlock a new era of personalized AI companion — one that moves with users, anticipates their needs, and interacts in more dynamic and meaningful ways than ever before.”

Samsung has been showing off different versions of Ballie at trade shows like CES for years now. Earlier in 2025, the company said the robot would finally reach consumers in [South Korea and the U.S. in the first half of this year](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/06/samsung-says-its-home-robot-ballie-will-roll-out-this-year/).

Samsung had already partnered with Google to integrate Gemini with its Galaxy series smartphones, starting with the [Galaxy S24](https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/17/samsungs-galaxy-s24-will-feature-google-gemini-powered-ai-features/). [Samsung and Google are also reportedly working on an XR device](https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/12/google-announces-android-xr-platform-will-launch-first-on-samsungs-project-moohan-device/), and Gemini may end up being central to that experience.

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