“Alexa, send the drone to see what my dog is doing in the kitchen,” could be a possibility. But, it is part of the Alexa ecosystem, so it doesn’t seem impossible that you could dispatch your personal flying machine with a voice command in the future. On paper, it seems as though Amazon has addressed a lot of the immediate concerns that spring up in a person’s head when they hear the phrase “home security drone.” There are no microphones built into the unit at all-even in the base-so there’s no voice integration for the moment. So, if you have a sensor on your windows or door and the system senses it opening when it shouldn’t, the drone can fly (along its predetermined path) to a spot that gives you a view of the occurrence.Īs part of the event this week, Ring announced that it would add end-to-end encryption to its video in the coming months, though, availability for specific products like the Always Home Camera will vary. In addition to its normal patrols, it also ties directly into Ring’s overall security systems. The Always Home Camera is meant to spring into action when you’re not around. In fact, Amazon says the rotors are intentionally noisier than they could have been in order to make it obvious when the craft is cruising around your home. Amazon says that was a privacy choice as well as a technical consideration because the rotating blades make so much noise, it would render any audio unintelligible anyway. That means the camera itself is completely obscured and can’t record anything if it’s not flying. The camera itself resides on the bottom part of the drone, which rests inside the charging base when it’s not in-flight. Users can then review the video from the patrols in the Ring app. You teach the drone specific spots to stop and monitor along the way, so if you want a look at the front and back doors, you can get that. Once you’ve trained the robot, it uses a sensor array-which includes time-of-flight and LIDAR modules-to guide it around the space. Amazon says this allows users to specifically avoid areas where it could stumble upon something private. When you get the Always Home Camera to your home, the setup will ask you to take it around the route you want it to travel. In that sense, the drone actually offers slightly more privacy than permanent cameras. Coming in 2021, the $250 device will ship with its own recharging base, as well as a camera-equipped craft designed to get roughly five minutes of flight time per charge.Īccording to Ring, the camera is designed for people who want to get a holistic view of their house when they’re not home without having to set up a group of always-on cameras that constantly monitor different spaces. The Ring Always Home Camera made a lot of noise on social media after its debut yesterday. This week, however, Amazon announced a new kind of drone designed to patrol your house when you’re not home. Photos don't really do the product justice, so if you're interested in seeing the Ring Always Home Cam in action, you can watch the video below from Ring.Mention drones and Amazon in the same breath, and most people will immediately think of the company’s grand plans for aerial delivery or maybe ill-advised late-night internet purchases involving the latest consumer flying machines. Once it's done recording, it automatically returns to its dock to recharge. Contact and motion sensors can be placed around the home, which trigger the drone to fly to the location where the event was detected to record what's going on. Flight paths can be customized according to the user's needs, allowing the Ring Always Home Cam to check in on certain parts of the house (such as the stove or windows) whenever you're not home. The drone captures footage in 1440x1440 resolution and has an LED to light up its path when flying in low-light conditions. Amazon's new security drone is the first of its kind, as there are a lot of challenges that had to be overcome to have the product navigate indoors while avoiding obstacles to capture events from multiple perspectives. If you're not interested in buying this product, but you are interested in it as a concept, then you're not alone.
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