Amazon announced on November 10 that the Ring Rover Cam and Ring Drone Cam will be shipped to customers at the end of 2026 and in early 2027. Both devices rely on an AI Pilot system that combines each unit’s cameras with specialized vision models, on-device sensors and cloud processing to chart patrol routes and avoid obstacles such as furniture. The system also creates a digital floor plan after the user guides the drone through indoor spaces or lets the rover explore autonomously.
Ring’s aerial unit carries the same $250 starting price as the 2021 Day 1 Edition model. It offers a 148-degree field of view, 360-degree rotation and records video at 2K resolution, while two LEDs illuminate low-light scenes. A fully charged battery provides roughly eight minutes of flight before the docking station recharges it. Amazon notes that performance may decline near highly reflective surfaces such as polished marble, wet tile, featureless matte walls, or transparent glass and mirrors.
The drone can be directed from the Alexa Home Map interface, which displays all linked Amazon devices. Amazon says the unit will become available on January 27 2027, pending Federal Communications Commission authorization. Prospective buyers may sign up for email updates on the product page, and the package includes a charging dock for autonomous recharging between patrols.
The ground-based Ring Rover Cam is priced at $1,000 and positioned as an autonomous security robot for businesses. It entered preorder with shipments slated for December 16 2026. Inspired by feedback on the invite-only Astro robot, the rover records up to 4K video while performing a 360-degree scan and stores footage in the cloud for up to 180 days. Designed for single-floor indoor use, it features an adjustable mast, can cover roughly 5,000 sq ft and lacks stair-climbing ability.
Ring advertises the new robotics line as delivering “privacy and security without compromise,” adding LED indicators and screen notifications that alert users when video or audio recording is active. Video captured by the devices will be encrypted with Ring’s Throw Away the Key Encryption, a protocol introduced in September 2026. The Electronic Frontier Foundation praised the upgrade as better than previous defaults but warned it still falls short of true end-to-end encryption.
Privacy advocates note that Ring has faced multiple regulatory and security challenges. The Federal Trade Commission charged the company in 2023 with allowing employees and contractors to view customers’ private video feeds and cited inadequate safeguards that enabled hackers to breach 55,000 U.S. accounts. The EFF has criticized founder Jamie Siminoff’s “surveillance-first-privacy-last” stance and highlighted recent law-enforcement access provisions. University of Washington researcher Ryan Calo warned that autonomous indoor cameras create novel surveillance risks, and a “Familiar Faces” facial-recognition feature introduced in December 2025 is already the subject of a class-action lawsuit.