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- Ring’s new drone camera flies inside a home when an alarm or sensor goes off.
- It costs $249.99 and ships in the US on January 27, 2027.
- Ring says it flies for five to eight minutes and needs the internet.
- A $999.99 robot for businesses ships on December 16, 2026.
- Drone
- A small flying device with no pilot on board.
- Encryption
- Scrambling data so that only people with the right key can read it.
- FCC
- The Federal Communications Commission, the US regulator that must approve devices that use radio.
Ring, which Amazon owns, is best known for doorbell cameras. It announced a flying indoor camera, the Always Home Cam, in 2020, but that device never shipped widely. Ring says the new drone was rebuilt from scratch about a year ago.
The drone for homes
The Ring Drone Cam costs $249.99. It will ship to customers in the US on January 27, 2027, Amazon says. It flies only indoors.
When a Ring camera, sensor or alarm is triggered, the drone flies a set route to a set spot and streams video to the Ring app. Owners can also schedule patrols or send it out on demand.
Ring says it films in 2K with a 148-degree view and two LED lights for the dark. A compatible Ring Protect plan is required. Amazon gives no price for it.
Amazon’s page says the drone “has not been authorized” yet under the rules of the Federal Communications Commission, the US regulator for radio devices.
Prices and dates from Amazon. Flight time is Ring’s claim.
Short flights, brains in the cloud
Ring says the drone flies for five to eight minutes on a charge. Each minute of flight needs about eight minutes of charging, The Verge reports. It weighs 165 grams.
AI Pilot combines the drone’s camera, vision models and cloud processing to map a home and steer around obstacles. Without Wi-Fi, the drone can only land, The Verge says.
At a short demo, The Verge saw it take off, follow a route around a living room and land several times. Its reviewer did not see it handle stairs, pets or obstacles.
Privacy
The drone’s camera is off in its dock, and it starts recording only when a flight starts, Amazon says. It is loud in flight, and a light shows when it records.
Video is protected with Ring’s TAKE encryption. The Verge reports that it changes keys every five minutes and deletes Ring’s copies after 24 hours.
TechCrunch expects the launch to “stir more than a little bit of controversy”, given past criticism of how Ring shared video with police.
The robot for businesses
The Ring Rover Cam costs $999.99 and ships in the US on December 16, 2026. It is a wheeled security robot for businesses, not homes.
It patrols set routes at set times and records up to 4K video, Ring says. A sleep mode pulls in its camera mast and turns off its microphone.
Sources
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- 1Primary source · November 10, 2026Ring announces Ring Robotics, ushering in a new era of security Amazon
- 2Research · November 10, 2026Ring, known for its doorbell cameras, launches a home security drone and an enterprise security robot TechCrunch
- 3Research · November 10, 2026Ring Drone Cam hands-on: the flying home security camera is almost here The Verge
- 4Research · November 10, 2026Ring is launching a flying security camera to patrol your home Android Authority
- 5Research · November 10, 2026Ring’s Flying Indoor Security Drone Is Finally Coming for $249.99 Android Headlines
Prices and dates come from Amazon’s page. Flight time, video quality and the privacy features are Ring’s claims; no outside test exists yet.
Ring’s $249.99 drone camera will patrol homes from January. Silicon AI News, November 10, 2026. https://siliconainews.com/stories/ring-robotics-drone-cam-rover-cam
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