Ring is taking the latest home security camera flight – literally. The new Always Home Cam is an autonomous drone that can fly around your home for any room perspective you need when you’re not at home. Once that flight is complete, it always returns home to its dock to charge the battery. It is expected to be priced at 24 9,249.99 when it starts shipping next year.
Jamie Siminoff, founder and “chief inventor” of the ring, says the idea behind the Olives Home Cam is to provide multiple perspectives throughout the home without having to use multiple cameras. In a pre-announcement interview, he said the company has spent the past two years focusing on the device’s development, and that it is a “clear product that is very difficult to create.” Thanks to the advancement in drone technology in G, the company is able to create a product like this and it works as intended.
Home Cam is always fully autonomous, but owners can tell you which way to go and where to go. When you first get the device, you create a map of your home to follow, which allows you to ask for specific visions, such as the kitchen or bedroom. The drone can be ordered to fly on demand or programmed for flight when a disturbance is detected by a linked ring alarm system.
The charging dock blocks the view of the camera, and the marrow only records when it is in flight. The ring says the drone makes audible noises while flying so it is clear when footage is recorded.
Here’s a (unfortunately quiet) promotional video of Home Cam always in action. Video courtesy ring
The ring says that the camera can be used to check simple things like the stove is on or the window is open, or the door is locked when you are away from home. It has an obstacle avoidance technique that allows it to avoid objects in its path and its caravan propellers damage property or harm a pet or person that could collide with a drone.
It’s easy to say that this is by far the most ambitious product of the ring, and it will be very interesting to see if it really works as promised. However, we will have to wait until next year to find out.