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Amazon's Ring unveils flying drone, robot to patrol homes, businesses
CNBC • • general
Key Points:
- Amazon's Ring introduced the $250 Ring Drone Cam, an indoor security drone that flies through rooms to investigate alarms or sensors triggered in a home, offering daytime and nighttime surveillance with built-in LED lights as a crime deterrent.
- The drone can fly for up to eight minutes before returning to its charging dock autonomously and is designed to provide flexible home monitoring without the need for fixed cameras everywhere.
- Ring also launched the $1,000 Ring Rover Cam, an autonomous security robot adapted from Amazon's Astro home robot, intended to patrol business spaces like offices and warehouses with features including a siren, two-way audio, and a periscope camera.
- Both devices prioritize privacy by default, indicating recording status with LED lights, and the drone is restricted from flying outdoors to comply with FAA regulations and legal guidelines.
- The Ring Drone Cam is set to ship in the U.S. on January 27 pending FCC approval, while the Ring Rover Cam will begin shipping on December 16.
