Amazon turned its Alexa robot into a Ring security patrol bot

First reported by Amazon at · Updated · 18 sources

As part of a new brand called Ring Robotics - designed to take a more proactive approach to security instead of just monitoring - a new rolling mobile security camera was announced by Amazon, called the Ring Rover Cam. It borrows a lot of the design and functionality from the Astro home robot that Amazon

Covered by 18 publishers within 2 hours of the first report: 17 news reports and 1 from the company.

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Reporting17

Tom's Guide The Ring Drone Cam is finally shipping — what I like, and what my dog is going to hate · Mike Prospero
The Verge Amazon turned its Alexa robot into a Ring security patrol bot · Andrew Liszewski
TechRadar 'Let's take all the intelligence out': How Ring finally built its home surveillance drone · Lance Ulanoff
ZDNet Ring’s new drone patrols your home to keep an eye on things – even upstairs · Kyle Kucharski
Wired Ring’s Indoor Drone Camera Is Back—and Now Powered by AI · Julian Chokkattu
CNET Ring’s Flying Home Security Drone Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Affordable · David Watsky
GeekWire Amazon’s Ring tries again with a $250 flying home security drone and a $1,000 patrol robot · Todd Bishop
Engadget Amazon finally launches the $250 Ring Drone Cam and also the Ring Rover Cam · staff@engadget.com (Cherlynn Low)
PCMag I Saw Ring's New $250 Home Security Drone in Action, and It's Not Vaporware
CNBC Amazon's Ring unveils flying drone and robot to patrol homes and businesses
Bloomberg Amazon’s Ring Unveils $250 Flying Security Camera After Delays · Chris Welch
The Shortcut Amazon Ring Drone Camera is a $250 flying security bot for every home · Kevin Lee
9to5Mac Ring’s wheeled and flying robots will patrol your home · Ben Lovejoy
Quartz Ring is unveiling an AI-powered home security drone after six years of delays · Cris Tolomia
Android Headlines Ring’s Flying Indoor Security Drone Is Finally Coming for $249.99 · Alexander Maxham
The Economic Times Amazon's Ring launches flying camera, autonomous security robot
9to5Google Amazon’s new Ring cameras are mounted to roving robots, including $250 Drone Cam · Ben Schoon

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