India, April 10 -- Samsung unveiled its new AI companion robot called Ballie several years ago, but it is only now that the South Korean tech giant has confirmed its release window: this summer. However, availability will initially be limited to the US and South Korean markets.

Samsung has also announced a partnership with Google to bring Gemini's AI capabilities to Ballie. This integration will enable the robot to engage in natural, conversational interactions, which in turn can help users manage their home environment, such as adjusting lighting, greeting guests, setting reminders, answering your queries and more.

Samsung says Ballie will work using Google Gemini's multimodal capabilities, combined with Samsung's proprietary language ...