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Amazon’s New Ring Security Cameras Can Fly Around Your House or Roam Around Your Business (gizmodo.com)
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Amazon’s Ring is best known for its doorbell and home security cameras, but now the company is rolling out cameras that can move around on their own.

Ring announced Tuesday a new product category called Ring Robotics, starting with two devices, the Ring Drone Cam and Ring Rover Cam.

“For years, customers told us they wanted eyes in the places a fixed camera couldn’t reach, and peace of mind in the spots they’d never want one,” said Ring Founder Jamie Siminoff in a press release. “The honest answer wasn’t more cameras; it meant reimagining what a security device could be.”

Both devices are powered by Ring’s custom-built AI Pilot system, which allows them to map indoor spaces, suggest patrol points, and navigate around obstacles on their own.

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[–] halferect@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Most of that is solved by having a neighbor or just going into the attic or having a step stool

[–] AgentSeven@lemmy.zip 3 points 12 hours ago

I don't think anyone is arguing that having a drone to remotely view your house is some kind of necessity or human right. But if you don't have a neighbor or don't trust a neighbor to be in your house, or you don't want to inconvenience a neighbor, or a friend - or whatever, it is a use case and the question was about use cases. The ultimate point is, it is in fact a cool gadget, but handing your privacy over to Amazon for it is ridiculous.