Ring Drone Cam is a flying indoor security camera that delivers proactive whole-home visibility, flying custom routes to the spots a fixed camera can’t reach.
Ring Rover Cam is a purpose-built security robot for businesses that patrols autonomously, investigates disturbances, and streams in up to 4K video.
I think these products will flop very hard, and that everyone who worked on them should be embarrassed.
Quoting Engadget:
Amazon said the [$250 drone’s] battery will support about eight to 10 minutes of air time, depending on the altitude of the path (as it impacts how hard the propellers have to spin). When it’s about to run out of juice or can’t connect to Wi-Fi, the Ring Drone Cam will simply land or return to its dock, where eight minutes of charging will deliver enough power for 1 minute of flight time.
And the $1000 robot is, Amazon says, “built to deter, not just monitor.” If I see one in your house, yes, I’ll be deterred from staying.
