Ring unveils $249.99 Drone Cam and Rover Cam, with the drone shipping January 2027

Ring enters robotics

Ring, the Amazon-owned home security company, launched its Ring Robotics brand on Tuesday, 10 November, with two devices. The Ring Drone Cam is an indoor flying camera that founder Jamie Siminoff said would retail for $249.99 and ship on 27 January 2027. The Ring Rover Cam is a wheeled patrol robot aimed at businesses, and it launches first, on 16 December. One report gives its price as $1,000 and another as $999. Siminoff spoke about both products at a launch event in New York City.

A drone a decade in the making

Siminoff says Ring has worked on a drone concept since 2016, before Amazon acquired Ring in 2018. The Verge notes that Ring announced an earlier indoor drone, the Ring Always Home Cam, in 2020. TechRadar reports that a drone Siminoff described as launched in 2021 never reached customers, and that a further attempt in 2025 also never shipped. Describing the earlier unit, Siminoff said the devices were packed and waiting.

“They were in boxes and ready to go.”

Intelligence moved to the cloud

Siminoff said the team kept running into edge cases that required more sensors, which added computing demands, drained the battery and made the drone harder to fly. Ring responded by moving most of the intelligence off the drone. Video is sent straight to Ring servers, where the AI Pilot agent directs the route, and the drone can land on its own if it loses internet connectivity. The drone weighs 165 grams and carries a 2K camera, a 1080p camera on its underside and LED lights for dark rooms.

“The more sensors you take off, the lighter you can go, because you're using less power.”

Users can start flights on a schedule, after a trigger from a motion, door or water leak sensor, or manually. An Alexa Home Map shows the house in 3D, so a user can tap a spot and send the drone there. The Verge reports a 148-degree field of view and says footage is encrypted with a system that rotates keys every five minutes and deletes Ring's copies after 24 hours. Ring says the drone can replace several fixed cameras in a home.

Flight limits and safety

Amazon's stated figure is about eight to 10 minutes of air time, while Ring's claim of five to eight minutes has also been reported. One account says a five-minute flight needs about 40 minutes of charging. The drone returns to its dock, and it lands elsewhere only in an emergency if power runs low. The drone is designed for indoor use, and its camera is shuttered when it is docked. It is also loud, so a household is likely to hear it as soon as it leaves the dock. A Ring spokesperson told customers not to fly a damaged drone and to contact support.

Rover Cam built on Astro

The Rover Cam borrows its wheeled design from Amazon's Astro home robot, which Amazon first debuted in 2021. The new version has a 4K periscope camera that can be raised or lowered to see over counters and shelving. A permanent tower holds a built-in siren and a flashing red light, and a blue ring of light is projected onto ceilings to help locate the robot in large spaces. The robot runs for about 30 minutes on a charge and covers roughly 5,000 square feet on a single floor, so multi-level sites would need several robots or pairing with the Drone Cam. Amazon's earlier Astro for Business sold for $2,349.99 when it launched in 2023 and was discontinued a year later.