Amazon is expanding its Ring security lineup with two mobile cameras designed to patrol homes and offices. In an announcement published November 10, the company said the Ring Rover Cam is expected to begin reaching customers at the end of 2026, followed by the Ring Drone Cam in early 2027. The products would extend Ring surveillance beyond cameras mounted in fixed locations.
Both devices are built around a navigation system Amazon calls AI Pilot. According to the company, the system combines camera input, specialized vision models, sensors on the devices and cloud processing to plan patrol routes. It is designed to help the cameras move autonomously through indoor spaces while avoiding furniture and other obstacles.
Before those patrols can begin, the devices need to create a digital floor plan of the property. The setup process differs between the two products: customers carry the drone through the rooms they want it to map, while the Rover can explore its surroundings on its own. Each approach supplies information for the AI Pilot system to use during navigation.
Amazon says the system can use what it learns during that initial tour to distinguish individual rooms and recommend locations for patrol checks. Suggested points could include windows and side entrances. In a business, the system could also propose monitoring a sensitive area such as a cash register.
The introduction of cameras that can move through a property also raises privacy questions. Ring's fixed indoor cameras and video doorbells have already prompted concerns, and adding autonomous movement and AI features could create further risks for homes and workplaces. The launch also brings renewed attention to privacy issues surrounding Amazon's earlier effort to introduce a flying security camera.
The Ring Drone appears to follow the Ring Always Home Cam, which was briefly offered through an invitation-only purchasing program in September 2021 as a Day 1 Edition product. The new drone has the same starting price of $250. Its release still depends on authorization from the Federal Communications Commission, which it must receive before sales can begin.
Subject to that approval, Amazon is targeting January 27, 2027, for the drone's availability. Customers can sign up for email updates on its product page. Amazon says subscribers to the Ring Protect plan will be able to have the drone follow predetermined routes and schedules. It can also automatically take flight along those routes in response to a notification from a Ring camera, sensor or alarm.
