Amazon’s Ring unveils flying drone and robot to patrol homes and businesses

Amazon’s Ring has unveiled two autonomous patrol cameras: the Ring Drone Cam, a $250 flying indoor camera that follows preset paths when an alarm or sensor is triggered and ships January 27 pending FCC approval, and the $1,000 Ring Rover Cam, a patrol robot for businesses shipping December 16. Ring says privacy is the default mode on both devices, which flash an LED while recording, and the drone is fenced to indoor flight; the launch follows a year of renewed privacy scrutiny for Ring, including backlash over its ‘Search Party’ Super Bowl ad and the cancellation of its Flock Safety integration.