Ring's AI-powered drones are coming home

Motion alert sends drone upstairs

A sensor detects motion in your home office. You ask Alexa to send your Ring Drone Cam to investigate. The 165-gram drone autonomously flies upstairs, giving you a live view on your phone.

Spotlights deter potential thieves

The drone's spotlights activate in the dark, making it look like someone is physically moving around the home. If all is clear, the drone returns to its charging dock to recharge.

Ring announces two new robots

Ring announced the Drone Cam for $250 and the Rover Cam for $1,000 today. Both fall under the company's new Ring Robotics brand. The Rover Cam launches December 16, the Drone Cam on January 27.

Cloud AI replaces onboard smarts

Ring's previous indoor drone from 2020 kept running into problems.CEO Jamie Siminoff says the solution was moving intelligence off the vehicle into the cloud.

Drone avoids obstacles and people

The Drone Cam will avoid people and objects. It runs a motor health check before every takeoff and won't fly if it detects a problem. It can fly five to eight minutes per charge.

No manual control, custom routes allowed

Users cannot manually control the drone but can set up custom flight routes and patrol schedules. It automatically responds to alerts from motion, door, or window sensors. It will not leave your home.

Loud propellers prevent secret snooping

The Drone Cam is loud by design. CEO Siminoff says the extremely loud buzz of its propellers means a bad actor couldn't remotely snoop without tipping off people in the home.

“the extremely loud buzz of its propellers means a bad actor couldn't remotely snoop without tipping off people in the home”

Surveillance concerns linger over Ring

Amazon's Ring has been accused of normalising suburban surveillance.The company has handed Ring videos to police without warrants.

Rover Cam patrols warehouses and factories

The Ring Rover Cam is designed for businesses, not consumers.It shares hardware with Amazon's Astro robot but ditches the cute face.

Astro's fate raises questions about longevity

Amazon pivoted Astro as a two thousand three hundred fifty dollar security robot for businesses before bricking them ten months after launch.