Ring’s Indoor Drone Camera Is Back—and Now Powered by AI
This $250 Drone Cam flies around your home to monitor threats. There’s also the Rover Cam for businesses, featuring the guts of Amazon’s former Astro robot.
Ring has unveiled its latest home security offering, the Ring Drone Cam, along with the Ring Rover Cam. The Drone Cam, priced at $250, is a tiny drone that autonomously flies around a home, providing a first-person view on a phone screen while also emitting spotlights to create the illusion of presence. This is intended to deter potential intruders.
The Drone Cam operates entirely in the cloud, with AI guiding its movements to avoid obstacles and people. Users can set custom flight routes and schedules, and the drone will respond to security sensor alerts. Unlike previous attempts, the Drone Cam is lightweight and nimble, with enough computing resources to operate without being registered with the FAA.
It can fly for about five to eight minutes per charge. The company's TAKE technology, or Throw Away the Key Encryption, encrypts video in transit and rotates keys every few minutes, but Ring retains the keys temporarily for cloud-based AI features. This drone is designed to be used indoors only and doesn't need to be registered with the FAA.
The company claims it complies with all US regulations and is assembled in Texas. However, concerns about privacy and potential misuse persist, with experts suggesting that consumers should consider how these devices make others feel in their homes.
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