The futuristic, flying Ring Always Home Cam unfortunately did not work out. But Ring did not give up on the dream that one day you could have a real-life City Scanner or Dalek roaming your home in the name of home security.
The smart home security company has launched not one but two roaming security bots under a newly minted category called Ring Robotics. This category focuses on autonomous, mobile security devices that patrol, investigate, and respond automatically.
There’s the Ring Drone Cam, the spiritual successor to the flying security cam that never materialized, and the Ring Rover Cam, its ground-based counterpart designed for businesses.
The Ring Drone Cam is a flying indoor security camera designed to deliver whole-home visibility, following custom routes to spots that fixed cameras can’t reach. It captures 2K video with a 148° field of view, can rotate 360°, and has two LED spotlights for illuminating dark rooms.
You can send it flying on demand, schedule patrols, or have it automatically investigate when a connected Ring camera, sensor, or alarm is triggered. It flies for up to eight minutes before returning to its charging dock, where it stops recording. So, no, it won’t be hovering over your shoulder all day judging your questionable life choices.
The Ring Rover Cam, meanwhile, is a purpose-built security robot for businesses. Interestingly, it draws inspiration from Amazon Astro, with Ring building on feedback from customers who appreciated Astro’s mobile security capabilities. So, this wheeled security guard has some robot ancestry of its own. It patrols the floor, covering spaces up to 5,000 square feet (464.5 m²).
It features an adjustable periscope-style camera that can peer over counters and shelving, capture up to 4K video, and perform 360° room scans. There’s even a siren, light tower, and two-way audio for confronting unwanted visitors. Not quite a Dalek’s extermination capabilities, but probably enough to make an intruder reconsider their career choices.
Both devices benefit from AI Pilot, a custom-built system that maps the space, suggests patrol points, and autonomously navigates around obstacles. They also integrate with existing Ring security products.
The Ring Rover Cam is available for preorder in the U.S., with shipping scheduled for December 16, 2026, at US$999.99. The Ring Drone Cam is slated to begin shipping in the U.S. on January 27, 2027, for US$249.99, subject to the necessary FCC authorization.
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