KEY TAKEAWAYS: Ring is expanding beyond doorbells, cameras and alarms with an indoor flying camera for homes and a roving security robot for businesses. The $999.99 Ring Rover Cam starts shipping in the U.S. on Dec. 16 and can patrol businesses on a schedule or on demand. The $249.99 Ring Dron e Cam starts shipping Jan. 27 and can fly preset routes or investigate alarms. Both devices use Ring’s AI Pilot system to map spaces and navigate around obstacles. They work with existing Ring devices through the Ring app. Amazon’s Ring on Tuesday launched a new robotics business with two autonomous security products, a flying indoor camera for homes and a roving security robot designed for businesses, as the company expands beyond its established lineup of home-security devices. Both devices – Ring Drone and Ring Rover – use Ring’s AI Pilot system, which combines cameras, vision models, on-device sensors and cloud processing to map spaces, identify potential patrol points and navigate around obstacles, Amazon said   The launch marks an expansion of Ring’s security business, which began with video doorbells and has grown into a broader network of connected cameras, sensors and alarms.   The company said the new robots are designed to work with the existing devices through the Ring app   Amazon will start shipping the Ring Rover Cam on December 16 at $999.99 in the US, and the Ring Drone Cam on January 27 at $249.99   The Ring Drone can fly preset routes on demand or respond to alarms by flying to investigate   The Ring Rover can patrol businesses autonomously, either on schedule or when needed    (Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli) ...read more read less