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Amazon's Ring Launches Robotics Division With Flying Drone Cam
Confirmed
In Short: Amazon's Ring has launched a new Robotics division, introducing the Ring Drone Cam, a flying indoor security camera.
Ring Drone Cam | Indoor Flying Security Camera. Ring
Ring announced the new division during a press event in New York, showcasing the Ring Drone Cam and the Ring Rover Cam.
The Ring Drone Cam, priced at $249.99, will be available for pre-order starting January 2027.
According to Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff, the Drone Cam will remain docked and powered down until triggered by an event.
Both devices will be powered by AI Pilot, a cloud-based navigation system.
The Drone Cam can be controlled via Amazon’s Alexa Home Map, allowing users to schedule patrols and receive updates.
What this adds
The Drone Cam was first shown in 2020 but was not brought to market until now.
Siminoff returned to Ring in 2023 after leaving the company in 2023.
The Drone Cam and Rover Cam are part of Ring's strategy to automate security in both residential and commercial spaces.
What's confirmed
- The brand describes Ring Robotics as a “new category of autonomous, mobile security—devices that patrol, investigate, and respond automatically.” The first of these new devices is the Ring Drone Cam – a robot that literally flys around your house to keep an eye on things and it is set for release in January 2027: The Ring Drone Cam will begin shipping in the U.S.
What's still developing
- Ring is mainly pitching this one for businesses, and it costs $999.99 with pre-orders open now ahead of a December 16 release date.
- Ring first showed off its Drone Cam in 2020, but never actually brought the product to market.
- Ring – Amazon’s smart doorbell and camera home brand – just announced Ring Robotics and details on a pair of its new smart home robots known as Ring Drone Cam and Ring Rover Cam.
- The early Black Friday deals are now live on the latest Ring video doorbells and smart cameras starting from just $40, but who cares about that when the brand’s upcoming new smart home robot is set to take flight in just a couple month’s time.
- Siminoff, who launched Ring’s predecessor, Doorbot, in 2012 and sold Ring to Amazon in 2018, left the company in 2023 and returned last year to lead Ring and Amazon’s related home security businesses.
- 27, 2027, but Ring is only taking email sign-ups for now.
- The Rover Cam traces back to Astro for Business, a rolling security robot that Amazon launched in November 2023 at a starting price of $2,350.
- Availability: Sign up at Amazon for email updates The Ring Drone Cam is a new flying indoor security camera that navigates via a new custom-built system called AI Pilot.
- The new Alexa Home Map was announced at a recent October Amazon event, where the company introduced new Echo smart home products.
- Ring Robotics is a division of Amazon's home security brand Ring, which makes a popular line of security cameras, video doorbells, and related products.
- Ring, the Amazon-owned home security company, is launching its own robotics division, with an eye toward automating security at both the home and the office.
- In 2021, Amazon launched its own home security robot, known as Astro.