# Ring: robotics company

Canonical ID: `99d09c31-a882-4830-ae93-a3171481da86`

## Key facts

- **Parent:** [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md) (acquired in 2018)
- **Founder:** [Jamie Siminoff](/people/jamie-siminoff.md)
- **Robotics line:** Ring Robotics, launched November 10, 2026 with [Ring Drone Cam](/models/ring-drone-cam.md) and [Ring Rover Cam](/models/ring-rover-cam.md)
- **Autonomy system:** [AI Pilot](/brains/ring-ai-pilot.md), Ring's navigation system combining onboard cameras, vision models, sensors and cloud processing
- **Ring Rover Cam (company-announced):** Roving enterprise security robot that patrols set routes, streams continuous 4K video and can auto-record when it detects a human. Available starting December 16 at $1,000.
- **Ring Drone Cam (company-announced):** Indoor home security drone that flies room to room, records 2K video and rests in a dock. Launches January 27 at $270.
- **AI Pilot (company-claimed):** Proprietary AI system powering both devices, using vision models, sensors and cloud processing to map and navigate a space autonomously.

- **Slug:** ring
- **Category:** [Security robots](/security-robots)

## Models

- [Ring Rover Cam](/models/ring-rover-cam.md) (security_patrol) (id: `23793e0d-596c-400c-a875-f99afa3de014`)
- [Ring Always Home Cam](/models/ring-always-home-cam.md) (aerial) (id: `d0601406-7882-4890-8380-b798e3b0b884`)
- [Ring Drone Cam](/models/ring-drone-cam.md) (aerial) (id: `af81dfda-0135-4336-a871-9a9fc28ef8fe`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Jamie Siminoff](/people/jamie-siminoff.md) Chief Inventor (_reported, not verified_)

## Founders (1)

- [Jamie Siminoff](/people/jamie-siminoff.md)

## Acquisitions (1)

- [acquired by Amazon](/acquisitions/amazon-acquires-ring.md) _full acquisition_ (2018-02-27)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Ring?

Ring is the [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md)-owned home security company known for its video doorbells. It started in a garage with a single video doorbell, and Amazon acquired it in 2018. In November 2026 Ring launched Ring Robotics, a line of autonomous security devices that began with the [Ring Drone Cam](/models/ring-drone-cam.md), an indoor flying security camera for homes, and the [Ring Rover Cam](/models/ring-rover-cam.md), a security robot for businesses that patrols autonomously.

### What does Ring make?

Ring has 3 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: [Ring Rover Cam](/models/ring-rover-cam.md), [Ring Always Home Cam](/models/ring-always-home-cam.md), [Ring Drone Cam](/models/ring-drone-cam.md) (Ring builds physical robots).

### Is Ring publicly traded?

Ring is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md) on the DEPLOY registry.

### Who competes with Ring?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Ring building in the same form factors include [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md), [DJI](/companies/dji.md), [Anduril Industries](/companies/anduril.md), [Skydio](/companies/skydio.md).

### How can I invest in Ring?

Ring has no separately traded stock; it is owned by [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md) (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

### Who owns Ring?

Ring is owned by [Amazon](/companies/amazon.md), per the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Ring operate robots?

Ring is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Ring a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Ring ranks in roughly the top 90% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (4)

1. **Ring announces Ring Robotics, ushering in a new era of security** · https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/ring-drone-cam-rover-cam-security-robot · 2026-11-10
2. **Amazon's Ring unveils flying drone and robot to patrol homes and businesses** · https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/10/amazons-ring-unveils-flying-drone-robot-to-patrol-homes-businesses.html · 2026-11-10
3. **Amazon's New Ring Security Cameras Can Fly Around Your House or Roam Around Your Business** · https://gizmodo.com/amazons-new-ring-security-cameras-can-fly-around-your-house-or-roam-around-your-business-2000837764 · 2026-11-10
4. **Ring, known for its doorbell cameras, launches a home security drone and an enterprise security robot** · https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/10/ring-known-for-its-doorbell-cameras-launches-a-home-security-drone-and-an-enterprise-security-robot/ · 2026-11-10

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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