H OTS T U F F

If you’re concerned about a robot coming

along in the future and stealing your job,

spare a thought for guard dogs. The poor

prowling pooches can already see their

successors hovering on the horizon – and

they look like Ring’s impossibly futuristic

Always Home Cam.

It’s not hard to see why you might opt

for a security drone over a slobbering

four-legged sentry. For starters, you don’t

have to feed it twice a day, pick up its little

robo-turds or take it for a walk – it does

the latter all by itself, periodically taking to

the air to embark on its preset surveillance

route around your house. The rest of the

time it sits in its charging dock, although it’ll

spring into action if it senses a disturbance

somewhere and needs to investigate using

its built-in 1080p camera.

The Always Home Cam is capable of

flying for five minutes before needing to

refuel, so all but the biggest gaffs should be

covered, and it’ll make enough noise when

in flight to ensure it doesn’t sneak up on

you getting out of the shower. Old Fido and

his wet nose always did love to do that.

As hot as... Robocop’s temper

$250 / amazon.com

PAPA WAS A PATROLLIN’ DRONE

Ring Always Home Cam

HOT

FIVE

Break first

in America

There’s no word on UK

availability yet – and if you’re

concerned about a robot

invasion, the 5min flight time

means an army of them will

never make it across

the Atlantic.

Blinded
by the height
Worried about being spied
on while the Always Home
Cam isn’t in flight? Impossible!
Its charging dock physically
blocks off the camera
lens when it’s on
terra firma.