Overview
- Ring announced the launch of Ring Robotics on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, and introduced two products: the Rover Cam for businesses and the Drone Cam for homes.
- The Rover Cam is a wheeled enterprise robot that streams continuous 4K video, uses a telescoping periscope camera and two-way audio, has an estimated 30-minute battery life and is available for preorder at $999.99 with shipping starting December 16.
- The Drone Cam is a lightweight indoor flying camera that records 2K video, docks when inactive, integrates with Ring alarms and Alexa Home Map, will ship January 27, 2027, and is priced at about $270.
- Both devices run Ring’s proprietary AI Pilot that maps and navigates spaces using vision models, sensors, and cloud processing, and Ring says recorded video is protected by TAKE (Throw Away the Key Encryption) that rotates keys and allows brief server-side access to run AI features.
- The products revive Amazon’s earlier robot work and sharpen long-running privacy concerns because the devices move through private spaces, rely on cloud AI and company-held keys, and could change how homes and workplaces are monitored.