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Star Wars is an American epic space-opera media franchise created by George Lucas. The franchise began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon.

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CES 2020: Samsung shows Ballie bot that follows you

Sep 15,2023 5:11 pm

Ballie whizzed around On Stage at CES

Samsung tennis has revealed ball-like robot with the name Ballie, of the beeping, and roll out, according to his owner.

The Device has a built-in camera, so you can and save the "special moments", The South Korean tech giant, told an audience at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.

"I love this guy," said President and chief executive, H S Kim, as a Ballie chased him across the stage.

One analyst said, the bot was a Fun idea, even if it may be problems with the stairs.

As well as shadowing his owner, Ballie works as a fitness assistant, and can also help in the house. For example, the activation of the smart home, you can vacuum cleaner devices, such as a robot, if he determines that a cleaning is necessary.

On Social Media , The Device has already been. in a comparison of robot-companions from several films, including BB-8, the latest Star Wars trilogy movies

"It's Fun - it reminded me of a cross between a Sphero-a toy and R2-D2 with The Sounds you make," said Simon Bryant of the Market Research firm future source.

"How convenient is it, if it's not you up the stairs to go, I'm sure of it. "

Mr Bryant said he thought it was strange that Samsung had introduced, Ballie, voice recognition, without any mention of the company-and the voice-activated virtual assistant, Bixby, which is installed in smartphones and TVs.

"I can see a lot of people hesitate with the security and the protection of privacy," commented Paul Gagnon, an analyst at IHS, Markit.

Samsung said that Ballie hold would be to the privacy and data protection standards.

The company is not yet when The Device will be available to buy, or what it will cost, tell.

When asked why now is The Right time was at the beginning, personal robots, such as this Samsung-speaker Benjamin brown of the Bbc :"There are two technologies that help to live this. The one is the Artificial Intelligence , and The Other is 5G. These are very much focus areas for Samsung in the year 2020. "

A Samsung executive hunted was, on the stage - play - of Ballie

During his keynote presentation, Samsung also discussed other technologies including a mini-exoskeleton worn legs around the waist and upper that said, it could be used during training, or by people with mobility issues.

The Device is Improved, such as gems, which stands for the gait and Motivating System.

It has been suggested that a user landscapes, and precious stones, together with a pair of Augmented Reality glasses to experience a workout with a virtual personal trainer, or explore the underwater world.

Samsung also said it would seek the development of new technologies for smart buildings and cities.

However, Bryant said he remained unimpressed by many of these ideas.

"I thought it just smacked of a desperate attempt from the mobile phone," he told the Bbc .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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