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Ring, known for its doorbell cameras, launches a home security drone and an enterprise security robot

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In short

The new Ring Robotics unit includes the $270 Ring Drone Cam for residential interiors and the $1,000 ground-based Ring Rover Cam for commercial patrol. Operating on an AI Pilot system, both devices map spaces dynamically using cloud processing and vision models to investigate triggered alarms or follow set patrol schedules. Ring has enabled default Throw Away the Key Encryption on the machines to secure recorded clips, though questions remain about local storage availability.

Key points

  • Amazon is renewing its commercial surveillance efforts with mobile robots following the d…: Amazon is renewing its commercial surveillance efforts with mobile robots following the discontinuation of its previous Astro enterprise model.
  • Property owners can deploy these autonomous machines to actively investigate specific tri…: Property owners can deploy these autonomous machines to actively investigate specific triggered sensors, including back-door alarms.
  • Video recordings are shielded by default encryption, but the company has not confirmed if…: Video recordings are shielded by default encryption, but the company has not confirmed if local on-device storage will be supported.

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Ring, the Amazon-owned home security company, is launching its own robotics division, with an eye toward automating security at both the home and the office. The company announced Ring Robotics on Tuesday, debuting two new devices that are sure to stir more than a little bit of controversy.

The first new device is a home security drone that users will be able to deploy to patrol their domiciles when they’re out. The other item that the company is launching is a roving enterprise security robot, designed for businesses.

First, the drone. Ring calls the device a “flying indoor security camera” — which should give you a pretty good idea of what it’s supposed to do and how it’s supposed to work. Ring Drone Cam is designed to fly from room to room, inspecting what is happening in a user’s house and, if there’s trouble, to alert them. It has been built to integrate with Ring’s other home security devices so, for instance, if a Ring alarm goes off in a particular part of the home (say, the backdoor), the bot…

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