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Ring’s wheeled and flying robots will patrol your home
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In Short: The Ring Rover Cam is designed to patrol homes autonomously, identifying rooms and suggesting patrol points that require extra attention.
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Amazon's Ring Robotics brand has unveiled two new autonomous security devices: the Ring Rover Cam and the Ring Drone Cam. The Ring Rover Cam, priced at $999.99, will begin shipping on December 16, while preorders are available now.
The Ring Rover Cam is designed to patrol homes autonomously, identifying rooms and suggesting patrol points that require extra attention. These points can include side doors, windows, registers, or long corridors, helping to eliminate guesswork and allowing users to customize their security preferences.
Both the Ring Rover Cam and the Ring Drone Cam are powered by AI Pilot, a custom-built system that uses the devices' cameras, specialized vision models, on-device sensors, and cloud processing to navigate autonomously.
When a Ring camera, sensor, or alarm is triggered, the devices automatically move to previously set patrol points to investigate. The Ring Rover Cam also features continuous person motion detection, alerting users and starting recording the moment it detects motion, even when docked.
The Ring Drone Cam, priced at $249.99, can be carried through a space or allowed to autonomously explore, turning what it sees into a floor plan.
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff stated that the company has been working on an indoor drone since 2016, with the Always Home Cam announced in 2020 as an earlier version before the current design.
The launch of these devices marks Amazon's most aggressive push into physical AI since acquiring Ring for over $1 billion in 2018.
The Ring Robotics division was announced during a press event in New York, where CEO Jamie Siminoff emphasized the dual function of the drone as both a monitoring tool and a potential crime deterrent.
What this adds
The Ring Rover Cam and Drone Cam are designed to provide a more flexible and intelligent security solution compared to fixed cameras.
The Ring Drone Cam can be manually carried or allowed to autonomously explore, creating a floor plan of the space.
What's confirmed
- The Ring Rover Cam will begin shipping on December 16 for $999.99, but you can preorder it today.
- Ring Drone and Ring Rover are both powered by AI Pilot, a custom-built system that uses the devices’ cameras, specialized vision models, on-device sensors, and cloud processing to see, think, and navigate autonomously.
- When a Ring camera, sensor, or alarm is triggered, [either device] automatically [moves] to previously set patrol points to investigate […] Continuous person motion detection means Ring Rover can alert you and start recording the moment it detects motion in its view—even when docked.
- Amazon’s Ring announced two autonomous security devices under a new Ring Robotics brand: the $249.99 Ring Drone Cam for indoor home security monitoring and the $999.99 Ring Rover Cam for business security.
What's still developing
- Some people use a whole bunch of fixed cameras to monitor their homes, but Amazon has just announced a more flexible solution through wheeled and flying robots.
- In 2020, Amazon held a hardware event where it announced several new products.
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- If it does actually ship, it will arrive almost six years after the company announced its first flying camera, the Ring Always Home Cam.
- Under the newly established Ring Robotics lineup, Amazon has announced two autonomous machines i.e. the indoor Ring Drone Cam for residential properties, and the wheeled Ring Rover Cam built specifically for commercial spaces.
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