Ring Robotics: $999.99 Rover Cam patrol robot ships Dec. 16, 2026, $249.99 Drone Cam Jan. 27, 2027, Astro for Business was $2,349.99
Amazon's Ring launched a Ring Robotics line on Nov. 10 with two devices. Ring Rover Cam is a $999.99 wheeled security robot for businesses that ships in the U.S. on Dec. 16, with U.S. preorders open. Ring Drone Cam is a $249.99 indoor flying camera for homes slated to ship Jan. 27, 2027; Ring is taking only email sign-ups because the drone has not yet received FCC authorization.
Ring says the Rover patrols on a schedule or when a connected Ring device is triggered, raises a periscope camera over counters and shelving, records in up to 4K, and has a siren and two-way audio. Those are company claims. WIRED reports it covers up to 5,000 square feet and runs about 30 minutes per patrol, and that the drone flies about five to eight minutes per charge. Scheduled patrols and flights, and reviewing the Rover's recorded video, require a Ring Protect plan; Ring has not said which tiers qualify or what they cost.
Servospace take: same hardware, new price
Servospace analysis: The number here is the price cut. Amazon launched Astro for Business in November 2023 at $2,349.99, told customers on July 3, 2024 that it was ending the program, and switched the robots off on Sept. 25, 2024, about 10 months after launch, refunding buyers plus a $300 credit. Ring says it "leveraged the best of Astro" for the Rover, and WIRED and CNBC report it reuses Astro hardware. At $999.99 the Rover is $1,350, or about 57%, cheaper, and WIRED's 5,000-square-foot coverage figure matches what GeekWire reported for Astro for Business in 2024. Software is the other change: Ring's new AI Pilot system, which Ring says maps the space and plans routes around shelving.
The subscription is the open question. Astro for Business needed a $60 a month Astro Secure plan for programmed routes, with optional $20 Ring Protect Pro and $99 Virtual Security Guard tiers that could reach $179 a month, per GeekWire. The Rover needs an unnamed Ring Protect plan for scheduled patrols and recorded video. Until Ring prices that, the total cost of a patrol versus a fixed camera or a Knightscope rental is unknown. Buyers also carry the risk WIRED flagged: Amazon has bricked this hardware once.
The Rover is separate from Amazon's new home-robot hiring push. Ring's announcement does not mention that team or Fauna Robotics, which Amazon bought in March, GeekWire noted.
More on Astro for Business and robot business and funding.
Sources
- About Amazon (Amazon Staff): Ring announces Ring Robotics, ushering in a new era of security (Nov. 10, 2026)
- CNBC (Annie Palmer): Amazon's Ring unveils flying drone and robot to patrol homes and businesses (Nov. 10, 2026)
- GeekWire (Todd Bishop): Amazon's Ring tries again with a $250 flying home security drone and a $1,000 patrol robot (Nov. 10, 2026)
- WIRED (Julian Chokkattu): Ring's indoor drone camera is back, and now powered by AI (Nov. 10, 2026)
- The Verge (Sean Hollister): Amazon is bricking its Astro business robots less than a year after launch (July 3, 2024)
- GeekWire (Todd Bishop): Amazon ends Astro business robot security guard to focus on home (July 3, 2024)
- Servospace: Amazon is hiring for a new home robot after Astro, CNBC finds (Nov. 8, 2026)
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Summarized by Servospace from the sources above, drafted with AI help and checked against those sources before publishing. Claims are the companies' or outlets' unless we say otherwise. How we work.