Comparison
Indoor drones and home robots in 2026.
A robot that moves around your home has been promised for years. This is what had reached homes by November 2026, from the makers’ pages and the press.
In short. Of the products we looked at, none is on open sale in Europe. Amazon offers its flying Ring Always Home Cam and its rolling Astro in the US by invitation, Samsung’s Ballie has been put on hold, and drones that change shape in flight to pass a gap exist in research, not in shops. Alkyon is a concept, planned for Europe.
Side by side
| Product | What it is | Status, as reported | Price | In the EU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring Always Home Cam (Amazon) | A flying indoor security camera that flies set paths, for example when the alarm goes off; one floor, a few minutes a flight | By invitation only, according to Ring’s page; invitations opened in September 2021 | $249.99 (2021) | Not available, as of January 2026 |
| Amazon Astro | A rolling home robot for monitoring, with Alexa | By invitation only (“Day 1 Edition”) | About $1,600; a Ring Home plan for advanced monitoring after a 30-day trial | Not stated |
| Samsung Ballie | A rolling robot with a projector, presented as a home AI companion | Put on hold indefinitely, reported in January 2026 | Not announced | Not on sale anywhere |
| MOVA Pilot 70 | A flying module that carries a robot vacuum between floors | Shown at CES in January 2026; not on sale | Not announced | Not stated |
| Alkyon (Neaion) | A small flying companion for the home that changes shape | Concept, in simulation | Not set | Planned for Europe |
Sources, read 3 November 2026: Ring’s Always Home Cam page and drohnen.de, 25 January 2026; CNBC, 24 March 2026 on Astro; heise, 9 January 2026 and 9to5Google, 13 February 2026 on Ballie; Homecrux, 7 January 2026 on MOVA. Plans change; if something here is out of date, write to hello@neaion.com and we will fix it.
Why so few
Flying indoors is hard: people and pets come close, glass and mirrors fool sensors, curtains get pulled in, the air moves, and satellites do not help a robot find its way. Rolling robots avoid most of that, but they cannot reach a shelf or climb a step. More in flying a drone indoors.
Drones that change shape
Drones whose arms fold or turn in flight to fit through a gap exist in university research, such as the foldable drone from the University of Zurich. We found no consumer product that does this. The nearest on sale, a professional film drone (DJI Inspire 3), raises its landing gear to clear the camera’s view, not to pass through a door.
Our concept, Alkyon
Alkyon is our concept for a small companion that flies in your home, folds its arms to pass narrow gaps, is designed to keep a metre from people, and lands on a dock that charges it. It flies in simulation, is not for sale, and is planned for Europe only. How we design it: guards a finger cannot pass, a camera that stays at home, and the AI proposes, tested code decides.
Questions
Can I buy an indoor drone for my home?
Of the products in this table, none is on open sale in Europe as of November 2026. Ordinary camera drones can fly indoors, but they are not made to live in a home.
What happened to Samsung Ballie?
In January 2026 Samsung was reported to have put Ballie on hold indefinitely, and in February its web page began to lead to projectors instead. Samsung had not formally cancelled it.