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November 20261 story

Ring’s $249.99 drone camera will patrol homes from January

The Ring Drone Cam flies set routes inside a home when a sensor or alarm goes off. It ships in the US on January 27 and still needs approval from the US communications regulator. A $999.99 Rover Cam robot for businesses ships on December 16.

Amazon’s Ring launched Ring Robotics on November 10 with two devices: an indoor drone camera for homes and a wheeled security robot for businesses. Both use AI Pilot, a Ring system that relies on cloud processing to map a space and move around it.

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October 20261 story

RoboticsOct 3

US Army sets up a command to field autonomous systems

A memo from the acting Army secretary creates the Futures and Autonomous Systems Command and an acquisition office for autonomy. Priority systems are due by fiscal 2028.

The US Army announced on October 2 that it is forming the US Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command, known as FASCOM. A memo signed by Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle also creates a new acquisition executive for autonomy. It follows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s September 30 speech announcing a Pentagon-wide autonomous warfare command.

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September 20261 story

BusinessSep 23

Drone maker Tekever is now valued at $6.4 billion

How much of the new money has arrived is not public.

Tekever, a surveillance-drone maker founded in Portugal and based in the UK, announced the first close of a $580 million funding round on September 23. UC Investments and Baillie Gifford led it. Tekever says the round values it at $6.4 billion, about five times its value in May 2025.

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