More than a decade ago, Ring started in a garage with a single video doorbell and a simple mission to make neighbourhoods safer. Ever since, the company has pursued that mission the same way—listening to its neighbours, inventing, improving, and inventing again. Today, millions of people worldwide trust Ring to help protect their homes and businesses.
“For years, customers told us they wanted eyes in the places a fixed camera couldn’t reach, and peace of mind in the spots they’d never want one,”
said Jamie Siminoff, founder and chief inventor of Ring.
“The honest answer wasn’t more cameras; it meant reimagining what a security device could be. That kind of invention is hard, and it takes time. But we kept at it until we got it right—and that’s Ring Robotics. It’s not just a new category of security; it’s the beginning of a future where proactive, autonomous protection is something every home and every business can have.”
Ring Robotics is launching with two firsts: Ring Drone, a flying indoor security camera, and Ring Rover, an autonomous security robot designed for business. Both work with the Ring devices and app customers already know and rely on, adding a layer of mobile protection wherever it’s needed.
Ring Robotics: Powered by AI Pilot
Ring Drone and Ring Rover are both powered by AI Pilot, a custom-built system that uses the devices’ cameras, specialized vision models, on-device sensors, and cloud processing to see, think, and navigate autonomously.
AI Pilot simplifies the customer experience, starting with setup. Simply carry Ring Drone through your space or let Ring Rover autonomously explore, and it turns what it sees into a floor plan. It intelligently identifies rooms and suggests patrol points: spots worth extra attention. This could be a side door, windows, a register, or a long corridor, helping eliminate guesswork while also allowing you to add additional points customized to your space and security preferences.
When a patrol or flight is initiated, AI Pilot plans the most efficient route to get to a preset point based on the map it’s created. From there, it reacts in real time—autonomously navigating around furniture, shelving, and any obstacle it encounters.
Security Takes Flight
Ring Drone is a flying indoor security camera that goes where you need it, when you need it, and stays docked and out of sight when you don’t. It’s a first-of-its-kind Ring camera—built from the ground up with AI at its core—that gives you whole-home visibility without the need to mount a camera in every room. Key features include:
- Custom flight routes: Set the routes, set the schedule*, and Ring Drone flies them automatically. You can also deploy it on demand at any time.
- Automatic incident response: When a Ring camera, sensor, or alarm is triggered, Ring Drone automatically flies to previously set patrol points to investigate.
- Wall-to-wall coverage: With a 148° field of view and the ability to rotate 360°, Ring Drone provides a whole-room view in clear 2K video.
- Captures video day or night: Two built-in LED lights activate automatically in low-light environments, so you always get clear, crisp video.
- Seamless Ring integration: Works with Ring cameras, doorbells, sensors, and alarms out of the box, and can be controlled from the new Alexa Home Map.
Whether you’re at work, on vacation, or just upstairs, Ring Drone gives you an autonomous way to check on your home that has never existed before. Leave for the weekend and send Ring Drone on a final sweep to confirm the windows are shut. Get an alert while you’re away, and it’s already lifting off to show you what set it off. Ring Drone provides peace of mind wherever you are.
Ring camera founder Jamie Siminoff joined Jo Ling Kent from CBS Mornings to show her how the company’s in-home drone security could work.
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