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Amazon turned its Alexa robot into a Ring security patrol bot

The Verge · By Andrew Liszewski ·

Amazon turned its Alexa robot into a Ring security patrol bot

The Brief · written from 9 sources

  • Ring Drone Cam is a flying indoor home security camera priced at $249.99 and is set to arrive January 27, 2027, per The Verge.
  • Ring Rover Cam is a rolling mobile security robot for businesses priced at $999.99, rebranded from Amazon's Astro rover.
  • Both products are the first from Ring Robotics, a new subbrand, and use the AI Pilot navigation software.

Why it matters

Ring is moving from fixed doorbell and camera hardware into autonomous devices that patrol rather than only monitor. Developers mostly see this as a consumer hardware signal, since the sources do not mention developer APIs or SDKs.

Who’s affected

  • Ring home security customers
  • Businesses interested in mobile patrol security robots
  • #smart-home
  • #robotics
  • #home-security
  • #consumer-hardware
  • #drones

As part of a new brand called Ring Robotics - designed to take a more proactive approach to security instead of just monitoring - a new rolling mobile security camera was announced by Amazon, called the Ring Rover Cam. It borrows a lot of the design and functionality from the…

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Timeline

  1. Ring unveils Ring Drone Cam and Ring Rover Cam under the new Ring Robotics subbrand at a launch event in New York City

  2. AI | The Verge

    Hands-on with Ring’s new AI drone camera for your home

  3. Tech | The Verge

    Amazon turned its Alexa robot into a Ring security patrol bot

  4. TechCrunch

    Ring, known for its doorbell cameras, launches a home security drone and an enterprise security robot

  5. GeekWire

    Amazon’s Ring tries again with a $250 flying home security drone and a $1,000 patrol robot

  6. Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews

    Amazon finally launches the $250 Ring Drone Cam and also the Ring Rover Cam

  7. Bloomberg Technology

    Amazon’s Ring Unveils $250 Flying Security Camera After Delays

  8. Techmeme

    Amazon's Ring unveils the $249 Ring Drone Cam and the $999 Ring Rover Cam, utilizing its AI Pilot navigation software, under new subbrand Ring Robotics (Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET)

  9. BleepingComputer

    Critical Xen Orchestra auth bypass flaw exploited to hijack VM servers

  10. Bloomberg Technology

    Amazon’s Ring Unveils Flying Security Camera

  11. Ring Drone Cam scheduled to arrive, per The Verge

Full coverage · 9 sources

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