For years, we’ve been wondering when Samsung will actually bring its lovable home companion robot Bailey to market and now we finally have our answer: It won’t be. After the planned summer 2025 release window came and went, the company has opted not to release the device as a consumer product, at least not for the foreseeable future.
according to bloombergSamsung has “discontinued indefinitely” the robot. A spokesperson told the publication that the company will maintain Bailey as an “active innovation platform” internally. “After several years of real-world testing, it continues to inform how Samsung designs spatially aware, context-driven experiences, particularly in areas such as smart home intelligence, ambient AI, and privacy-by-design,” the spokesperson said.
There’s a slight chance that Samsung will eventually bring the Bailey to market, but given the circumstances, it seems unlikely. So, six years after we first laid eyes on the robot at CES 2020 (and two years after the debut of a redesigned larger version), it looks like it’s doomed as a consumer device.
It’s a bit of a shame, because the Bailey looked like a fun gadget. In fairness to Samsung, companies are now likely to be more judicious about which products – especially more experimental ones – go into full production amid the rising costs of things like RAM.
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