For instance, one launch partner, the SoftBank-backed company Density, has an app called Routines focused on elder care, which can leverage Ring cameras to help families keep an eye on their loved ones, like their aging parents, and be alerted to concerns like falls or changes in routines.

An app from QueueFlow can help businesses better understand what wait times and congestion are like at any place where people need to wait their turn, like events, restaurants, service desks, waiting rooms, and more.

An app from Minut can help Airbnb hosts monitor their accommodations, which is tied to its other camera-less sensors that track things like excessive noise and temperature.

The idea, explains Ring founder and CEO Jamie Siminoff, is to expand the capabilities of what Ring cameras can do beyond providing homeowners’ security.