Ring's Indoor Drone Camera Returns with AI Features at $250

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Ring has brought back its indoor drone camera, now enhanced with artificial intelligence to help monitor homes for threats. The device is priced at $250 and flies around the home as a security tool. Ring is also offering a separate product, the Rover Cam, aimed at businesses. That model reportedly incorporates components from Amazon's discontinued Astro home robot. The source article provides limited detail beyond these product descriptions.

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