Amazon is extending its Ring security range into mobile devices, with the launch of AI-powered robotic security products carrying the Ring brand.
The move takes Ring beyond the fixed cameras and doorbells for which it is best known. Until now, the company's products have stayed in one place, watching a front door, a driveway or a garden. The new devices are built to move.
One report says the line-up includes a security drone and a robot. No date or price has been set out.
The Ring business
Ring has been part of Amazon since the company bought it, and it has become one of the biggest names in home security. Its doorbells and cameras are sold in the UK as well as the US, and the same customer base is the obvious market for any new Ring hardware.
The addition of AI to robotic devices is likely to draw attention from privacy campaigners and regulators. Ring has faced scrutiny in the past over how its cameras capture footage in public spaces and how that footage is shared. Mobile devices that patrol or fly would extend that debate beyond the boundary of a single doorstep.
Existing Ring users in the UK will be waiting to learn whether the new devices will be offered here and how they will connect to current Ring accounts and apps.
Amazon is expected to release more information as the products move towards launch.
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