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Amazon Launches Ring Robotics With Indoor Drone and Patrol Robot
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In Short: Amazon has launched a new division called Ring Robotics, featuring an indoor security drone and a rolling patrol robot, both designed to enhance home and business security.
Amazon has launched a new division called Ring Robotics, featuring an indoor security drone and a rolling patrol robot, both designed to enhance home and business security. The drone, known as the Ring Drone Cam, and the rolling robot, called the Ring Rover Cam, were unveiled during a recent press event in New York.
The Ring Drone Cam is an indoor security drone that can cover up to 5,000 square feet (465 square meters), according to Amazon’s product description. It is priced at approximately $250 and ₹23,500, and it uses artificial intelligence to navigate indoor spaces and record video.
The Ring Rover Cam, priced at approximately $999.99 and ₹94,000, is a rolling security robot designed for business security. It is built on the back of Amazon Astro and features a telescoping camera that can perform scheduled patrols and automatically investigate tripped sensors.
Both devices are part of Amazon’s proactive security strategy, offering a more dynamic approach to monitoring compared to stationary cameras. The Ring Drone Cam was first shown in 2020 but never went to market, making this launch a significant step forward.
The Ring Drone Cam and Rover Cam will debut in late 2026 and early 2027. The drone will be available for $249.99 starting in January, with pre-orders for the Rover Cam opening now ahead of a December 16 release date.
Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff emphasized the dual function of the drone as both a monitoring tool and a potential crime deterrent. He noted that the drone is not “quiet,” but “meant to be seen and heard,” and it is only active when in flight.
The Ring Drone Cam and Rover Cam can be controlled directly from the Alexa Home Map, which shows all of a customer’s Amazon-linked devices. This integration allows for seamless control and monitoring of both devices.
However, the Ring Drone still requires authorization from the Federal Communications Commission before going on sale. The launch of these devices could introduce new privacy risks for homes and businesses, on top of existing concerns involving fixed Ring cameras.
Amazon’s Ring Robotics division represents the company’s most aggressive push into physical AI since acquiring the doorbell maker for over $1 billion in 2018.
The Ring Mobile Security Trailer, announced on Tuesday, features a camera capable of 360-degree coverage, wireless connectivity, and a solar power option, further expanding the company’s security offerings.
Background
Amazon has introduced an indoor security drone and a rolling security robot under its Ring brand, designed to patrol homes and businesses.
What's confirmed
- The $250 Ring Drone Camera offers exactly what the product’s name implies — the technology to capture moving images from a lens affixed to a small quadcopter drone, according to the company.
- The company is launching two autonomous security robots - a home security drone and a rolling enterprise patrol bot - marking Amazon's most aggressive push into physical AI since acquiring the doorbell maker for over $1 billion in 2018.
- As part of a new brand called Ring Robotics — designed to take a more proactive approach to security instead of just monitoring — a new rolling mobile security camera was announced by Amazon, called the Ring Rover Cam.
- 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.
- Amazon’s Ring has launched an indoor security drone, the company said Tuesday, offering homeowners room-to-room surveillance where a fixed camera cannot reach.
What's still developing
- Amazon is betting that many Ring customers will also want an AI-powered security drone and robot patrolling their homes or offices.
- Amazon’s Ring Drone appears to be a direct successor to the company’s Ring Always Home Cam that was only temporarily available for purchase by invitation as a “Day 1 Edition” product in September 2021—even having the same starting price of $250.
- Amazon describes the devices as relying on an AI Pilot system that uses each device’s cameras along with “specialized vision models, on-device sensors and cloud processing” to plan patrol routes while autonomously navigating around obstacles such as furniture.
- Ring’s Drone Cam and Rover Cam narrow Amazon’s robotics pitch to checking alarms, with short flights, plan costs and a past shutdown to weigh.
- Reviewed by Codex validator (AI) · 13 Nov 2026 Ring founder Jamie Siminoff said Ring’s new indoor drone is a personal monitoring alternative for having cameras plastered throughout one’s home.
- Apple’s reported October 13 smart home launch may only be the beginning, with the company developing its own security camera and a far more advanced robotic home hub as it prepares to compete more aggressively with Amazon and Google.
- To that end, Ring has been working on cameras that can be sent around the home remotely, and they’re finally launching early next year.