Ring debuts Drone Cam and Rover Cam

Amazon (AMZN)’s Ring brand has introduced two autonomous security products under a new Ring Robotics line: the Ring Drone Cam for home monitoring and the Ring Rover Cam for business security. The Ring Drone Cam is priced at $250 and is designed as a flying indoor camera, while the Ring Rover Cam is a mobile robot for workplaces with a listed price of about $1,000. These launches mark Ring’s move from fixed cameras and doorbells into mobile, AI-guided security hardware for homes and commercial spaces.

The Ring Drone Cam will ship in the U.S. on Jan. 27, 2027, pending Federal Communications Commission approval, and the Ring Rover Cam is scheduled to begin shipping on Dec. 16. Both devices are framed as the first members of a category of autonomous, mobile security products intended to expand how customers monitor properties.

The Ring Drone Cam is an indoor quadcopter-style security camera that can fly from room to room, including upstairs, to investigate suspicious activity. It can respond automatically when alarms or sensors on doors, windows or other security devices are triggered, following pre-set paths, and users can also deploy it on demand. The device can capture footage in both daylight and at night, aided by front-facing LEDs and an additional light on the underside that help illuminate dark areas and may act as a deterrent to intruders.

Ring specifies that the Drone Cam can stay airborne for up to eight minutes before autonomously returning to its charging dock.

Navigation is handled by a cloud-based system Ring calls AI Pilot, which maps spaces, suggests patrol points and autonomously routes the drone around obstacles. The Drone Cam uses the Alexa Home Map, a 3D representation of the home, and relies on Wi-Fi rather than heavy onboard processors, helping keep its weight and cost down. The drone is restricted to indoor use and is not intended to fly outside, with technical guardrails in place to prevent leaving the building.

The Ring Rover Cam extends the same autonomous security concept to businesses such as warehouses, factories and offices. Priced at about $1,000, it builds on the hardware of Amazon (AMZN)’s former Astro robot, adapting it into a purpose-built security rover. The device features a wheeled base with a tablet-like display and an extendable, telescoping 4K camera that can rise to monitor its surroundings from higher vantage points.

The Rover Cam includes a built-in siren, two-way audio via a speaker and microphone, and a light tower that projects a ring of light onto the ceiling so users can easily locate it. The tower flashes red when the siren is active, providing a visual alert during incidents. Like the Drone Cam, the Rover Cam uses the AI Pilot system for autonomous navigation, can stream and record video while en route to an incident, and integrates with Alexa Home Map so users can tap on a map to send it to specific locations.

Ring positions privacy as a core element of the new devices. For the Drone Cam, the camera powers down in the charging base and only records when a flight has been triggered. Videos from both the Drone Cam and Rover Cam are covered by what Ring describes as its strongest default encryption, using a system it calls Throw Away the Key Encryption. Both devices signal recording activity with visible LED lights so occupants know when they are active.

Ring notes that its autonomous devices are designed to let users monitor multiple areas with a single movable camera, rather than placing fixed indoor cameras in every room. Both products integrate with existing Ring systems, responding to motion, door, window or leak sensors as part of a broader smart security setup. By adding mobile, AI-guided hardware to its doorbells, cameras and other smart home devices, Ring is broadening its approach to home and business surveillance within a growing smart home market.