Ring launches AI-powered flying drone camera for homes
The Verge: Hands-on with Ring’s new AI drone camera for your home
Ring’s new Drone Cam is a flying indoor security camera. Ring is finally shipping a flying indoor drone camera. For real this time. The Ring Drone Cam will arrive on January 27th, 2027, for $249.99, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff said at a launch event in New York City this week. If it does actually ship, it will arrive almost six years after the company announced its first flying camera, the Ring Always Home Cam. Designed to patrol inside your home when you're not there, the Drone
Ring announced a new indoor flying security camera called the Drone Cam that will ship January 27th, 2027, for $249.99. The device is triggered by motion sensors, door openings, water leaks, or alarms, then flies along pre-programmed routes to livestream and record video. Ring also launched an enterprise security robot for businesses as part of a new robotics division.
- The Verge ↗: The Drone Cam weighs 165 grams, offers 2K resolution with a 148-degree field of view, and can fly for 5 to 8 minutes per charge, with privacy features including a shuttered camera when docked and encryption keys that rotate every five minutes.
- TechCrunch ↗: The enterprise robot streams 4K video with two-way audio capabilities and both devices are powered by an AI system called AI Pilot, though privacy concerns have historically surrounded Ring due to police access to its cameras.
The Drone Cam represents a much smaller redesign of Ring's Always Home Cam announced years earlier and could potentially replace the need for multiple stationary cameras. This launch follows Amazon's previous attempt at a home security robot called Astro, which was discontinued after failing to gain traction as a small business product.
Ring is releasing an AI-powered flying indoor security camera that launches when triggered by sensors detecting motion, door openings, water leaks, or alarms, then flies along pre-programmed routes to livestream and record video. The drone weighs 165 grams, offers 2K resolution with a 148-degree field of view, and can fly for 5 to 8 minutes per charge. The product represents a much smaller redesign of Ring's Always Home Cam announced years earlier, with built-in privacy features including a shuttered camera when docked and an encryption system that rotates keys every five minutes and deletes Ring's copies after 24 hours. Ring pitched the device as potentially replacing the need for multiple stationary cameras while monitoring a home during absences.
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