Ring’s AI-powered Search Party feature, which leverages the company’s network of cameras to find lost dogs, is now available to all Ring customers in the US For the first time, the feature will also be available to those who do not have a Ring camera.
Search Party, launched last fall, uses artificial intelligence to find possible matches about the missing dogs in the neighbors’ cam footage.
When a neighbor reports a lost dog in the Ring app, nearby outdoor cameras use AI to scan for potential matches. If a match is found, that camera owner receives a notification and can optionally choose to share any relevant video clips with the neighbor who reported the pet missing. They will also have the option to call or text the owner without sharing their own phone number.
Ring says the feature has been reuniting more than one dog a day since its launch.
Previously, Search Party was only available to customers with a Ring camera installed. The company is now making Search Party accessible to anyone through the Ring app.
“Now, pet owners can mobilize the entire community — and communities are empowered to help — to find lost pets more effectively than ever before,” Ring founder Jamie Siminoff noted in a communication. “That’s why we think it’s so important to make this feature available to anyone who shares a lost dog post on Neighbors,” he added, referring to the company’s Neighbors app for Ring customers.
Alongside the launch and expansion, Amazon-owned Ring said it is committing $1 million to equip animal shelters with Ring camera systems and aims to help 4,000 shelters in the US. By adding the shelters to Ring’s network, the company hopes more lost dogs will be reunited with their owners.
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The company already works with other nonprofits, including Petco Love and Best Friends Animal Society, and is open to other partnerships.
