Ring has announced two autonomous security devices, the Ring Drone Cam and the Ring Rover Cam, in a November 10 post on Amazon's news site. Both run on a navigation system Ring calls AI Pilot.
The Drone Cam is a flying indoor security camera priced at $249.99, and it is scheduled to ship in the U.S. on January 27, 2027. Amazon's announcement notes that the device has not yet been authorized under Federal Communications Commission rules and cannot be sold or leased until it is. The Rover Cam is an autonomous security robot for businesses, priced at $999.99. It is available for preorder and ships in the U.S. on December 16, 2026.
According to Ring, AI Pilot combines cameras, specialized vision models, on-device sensors and cloud processing. During setup, it builds a floor plan from what the device sees, identifies rooms, and suggests patrol points such as side doors, windows and long corridors, which users can add to. When a patrol or flight starts, it plans an efficient route to each point and steers around furniture, shelving and other obstacles in real time.
Ring lists several privacy controls. The drone's camera is off while it is docked and records only when a flight is triggered. The rover has a Sleep Mode that retracts its periscope and turns off its microphone with one tap. Both devices have LED indicators that show when they are recording, and videos are protected by Throw Away the Key (TAKE) encryption. Scheduling and review features require a compatible Ring Protect plan.
The launch brings vision-model navigation, which is common in research robots, into consumer and small-business hardware at mainstream prices. Whether the drone ships on time depends on getting FCC authorization first.