By Ballie can entertain your pets by projecting things on the floor. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge
Samsung’s Ballie robot is back — and now, it’s a projector, too. At CES 2024, Samsung revealed an updated version of its round Ballie robot, and its signature new feature is that it can project things onto the floor, wall, or ceiling as it follows you around the home.
In a charming video, Ballie (which Samsung once again showed off in a playful yellow color) had a bunch of clever projection tricks, including playing a video of a bird for a dog to watch, displaying a video call on a wall, and showing a fitness video for someone working out. But the robot also served as a smart home assistant, turning on lights and dispensing dog food and texting somebody to tell them what it was doing. At the end of the video, Ballie filled a ceiling…