Ring unveils home patrol drone
The gist
Ring announced a $249.99 flying Drone Cam and a $1,000 Rover Cam patrol robot.
The drone needs US regulator approval, and Ring carries privacy baggage.
How it unfolded
- 2016Siminoff says the drone concept dates to 2016, two years before Amazon acquired Ring.
- 2020Ring previews the drone, then called the Always Home Cam, at $249.99; it never went on general sale.
- 2025A drone attempt ran into a cycle where added sensors demanded more computing power and bigger batteries; Siminoff says doing it all in the device would have pushed the price past $5,000.
Key terms
- Flock Safety
- American company that makes surveillance hardware and software, notably automated license plate readers and video surveillance systems, used by police and communities.
Source: Wikipedia