The textbook-sized drone flies from room to room, including upstairs, investigating alerts triggered by Ring cameras, sensors and alarms, while the Rover repurposes Amazon's Astro robot to patrol offices and warehouses.

Founder and chief inventor Jamie Siminoff said customers wanted 'eyes in the places a fixed camera couldn't reach.'

Ring first previewed this drone as the Always Home Cam in 2020, and Siminoff told CNBC he held it back until Amazon could perfect the design, sensors and data processing.

What finally emerged has hard limits: the drone flies up to eight minutes before returning autonomously to its dock, and Gadget Review notes a full recharge takes about an hour.

The Rover, meanwhile, revives the Astro consumer robot first shown in 2021, which had a short life as a business device and few upgrades since.

realtor.com lists the Drone Cam's headline specs: a 148-degree field of view, 360-degree rotation, 2K video and two built-in LED lights that activate automatically in low light, plus custom flight routes and schedules.

Fox Business reports both devices run on AI Pilot, a custom system that maps spaces, suggests patrol points and navigates around obstacles, and that full functionality requires a subscription of $5 per month or $60 per year.

The Rover Cam adds up to 4K video streaming, two-way audio, a built-in siren, and a height-adjustable periscope camera that sees over shelving and counters.

Siminoff framed the devices as crime deterrents, telling CNBC: 'If someone is going around your house at night, and your motion detector goes off on your Ring doorbell, imagine if you see spotlights and something flying across the window. You're probably not going to go into that house.'

Gadget Review cautions, however, that Ring's deterrence marketing does not address the eight-minute flight window or the preset patrol routes, and that no independent evidence has been provided the device reduces criminal activity. The loud buzz of the propellers is framed as a feature, not a flaw.

Ring has long faced privacy scrutiny, including its partnerships with police and a canceled integration with Flock Safety, and now it is moving surveillance hardware into the air.

Ring says privacy is the 'default' mode for both devices, which flash an LED when recording, and the drone's camera is off when docked. The Drone Cam cannot legally fly outdoors: Siminoff told CNBC it would be illegal under FAA line-of-sight rules and Ring built guardrails to keep it inside.

Gadget Review notes the drone also still needs FCC authorization and cannot be sold or leased until it is granted.

The Ring Drone Cam ships in the US on January 27, 2027, pending FCC approval, while the Ring Rover Cam begins shipping December 16, 2026.

The open question both products now face is whether consumers and small businesses will accept a camera that moves through their spaces on its own, and whether they trust Ring with the footage it captures.

Siminoff pitched the category as 'the beginning of a future where proactive, autonomous protection is something every home and every business can have' — a bet Amazon is making against rivals Apple and Google in a smart-home market Grand View Research estimates will top $200 billion in sales this year.