This week, Amazon finally debuted a device that we in the gadget-reporting community had already assumed had been tossed onto the junk heap of bad ideas. Now that the Amazon Ring Drone Cam is real, and you can buy it starting in January, we do wish it would have remained on the refuse pile.
This is not the first time Amazon has showcased its home drone. We’ve seen it crop up at several showcases, most recently at CES 2023, but only in the form of a limited demo that even at the time seemed particularly problematic. The final version of the new $250 Ring Drone Cam, available on Jan. 27, 2027, is essentially a flying robovac with a camera. The first thing you should know is that you cannot directly control the Ring drone. CBS shared a video interview with Ring founder Jamie Siminoff and showcased the drone failing to avoid obstacles and crash into walls. After the video displayed the drone malfunctioning, the company told CBS it wouldn’t offer manual controls at launch.
Ring, the Amazon-owned doorbell company, is expected to put its new in-home drone cameras on sale in January for about $250 — and CBS News got the first look at how they work.
