Ring Launches an Indoor Security Drone and a Business Patrol Robot

The software underneath is something Ring calls AI Pilot. During setup, you walk the drone through your house, or let the rover explore on its own. It builds a floor plan, labels rooms, and suggests patrol points — a side door, a register, a long hallway. On a run, it picks a route and steers around furniture and shelving on its own.

Ring Drone Cam

This is the one built for homes. It's a compact indoor drone that lives in a charging dock and flies custom routes to rooms a fixed camera can't see. Video is 2K, with a 148-degree field of view, and it can rotate 360 degrees. Two LED lights kick on in the dark. There is no infrared night vision.

A few honest limits, because they matter. Flight time is up to eight minutes on a full charge, then it returns to the dock. It has no microphone, no speaker, no two-way talk, and no siren. It only records while it's flying. When it's docked, Ring says the camera is off.

It's indoor-only, and it is not cleared for sale yet. Ring's own announcement says the Drone Cam has not received FCC authorization, so it can't be sold or leased until that comes through. If it does, U.S. shipments are set for January 27, 2027, at $249.99. Right now the product page (opens in a new tab) is a signup for email updates.

Ring Rover Cam

The rover is the business product, and you can preorder it today (opens in a new tab). It costs $999.99 and is scheduled to ship in the U.S. on December 16.

Ring says it started from feedback on Amazon Astro, the home robot Amazon tried earlier this decade. People liked it most for roaming security, so Ring took what worked and built a robot that only does that job. There's no cute face. It has a rising camera mast to look over counters and shelves, infrared night vision, two-way talk, a siren, and a light tower. It records in up to 4K whenever it's moving, and it can alert you if it sees a person even while it's sitting on the dock.

It maps spaces up to 5,000 square feet, on a single indoor floor. The robot weighs 20.6 pounds. A full charge takes about 45 minutes. In Sleep Mode, the mast retracts and the microphone turns off.

What Ring Protect includes

You can send either camera to check a room from the Ring app. You’ll need a compatible Ring Protect plan to schedule patrols or watch past recordings.