The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Beam: 1 model, 3 deployments across 2 regions. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
Beam is a telepresence robotics system originally developed by Suitable Technologies, a spinoff from Willow Garage. Founded by Scott Hassan in 2011, the Beam robot allows users to remotely navigate physical spaces via a wheeled base with a screen display, enabling real-time video communication. The product line includes the Beam, Beam+, Beam Enhanced, and BeamPro 2, deployed in healthcare, education, and enterprise settings. In August 2019, Denmark's Blue Ocean Robotics acquired the Beam business from Suitable Technologies.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Product
Category
Origin
CEO
Acquired by
BeamPro 2
Price range
Spinoff from
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Beam has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Blue Ocean Robotics1× joint
Most recent
- with Blue Ocean Roboticsoperating
Beam on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jan 2020. Explore where Beam's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Beam deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Scott Hassan CEO & Co-founder, Suitable Technologies, Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Scott Hassancofounderno longer at company
later founded Willow Garage
Former / Previously (1)
- Claus Risager CEO of Blue Ocean Robotics (acquirer)secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Beam.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Beam3 deployments
Recent coverage
Beam in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every Beam competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aescapedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Allen Control Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amazondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amity Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (5)
Registry pages whose text names Beam.
Companies (1)
Deployments (3)
BeamPro at France, BeamPro at Washington, DC, USA, BeamPro at Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
People (1)
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating · 1 ended
Every company Beam has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Blue Ocean Roboticsoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Blue Ocean Robotics1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Suitable Technologies (Beam) x Blue Ocean RoboticswithBlue Ocean Roboticsdistribution2019-08-26concludedoperating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Beam’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipSuitable Technologies (Beam) x Blue Ocean Robotics
2019-08-26Blue Ocean Robotics was the main European reseller of Beam telepresence robots for over five years before acquiring the entire Beam business from Suitable Technologies in August 2019. The partnership covered distribution in France, India, and the US, with 20 affiliated resellers.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2020
BeamPro at France
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2018
BeamPro at Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 1, 2015
BeamPro at Washington, DC, USA
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Beam.Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Enabot3 models
- Infiforce3 models
- KEENON Robotics3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Beam from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Beam Global makes a $24 million bet on US drones
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Robotics and AI Bring Self-Driving Scientific Laboratories Closer to Reality
Robotics and AI Bring Self-Driving Scientific Laboratories Closer to Reality At one of the world’s most advanced scientific research facilities, an X-ray beam can be adjusted with…
Logibot Raises €1.4 Million in Funding
Logibot raises €1.4M in funding led by Beam Berlin to scale its hardware-agnostic automation software for logistics robots.
Sonos Ace Ultra, Beam Ultra, Sonos Fabric, and a New App: Everything Sonos Just Announced
Sonos is cramming AI into its software because it’s “very hot these days.” The new features, which include agentic automation, are opt-in.
Using High-Energy Laser, US Shoots Down Drones Near Mexico Border
The US Army’s laser system is part of a new generation of directed-energy weapons capable of detecting, tracking, and destroying drones with a concentrated beam of light.
Optical Tech Would Update a Robot’s AI on the Fly
Atop a lab bench, Cornell Tech postdoctoral researcher Yifan He positions the lens of an optical receiver almost a meter away from an LED emitting a beam of red light. The…
Israel tests Iron Dome with Iron Beam, pairing missiles with laser pulses for air defense
The combination of technologies is meant to give Israel a leg up in shooting down high-volume swarms of incoming threats like drones or missiles.
Beam — Robots Guide (IEEE Spectrum)
Overview of the Beam telepresence robot family by IEEE Spectrum's Robots Guide, including specs, history, and the Blue Ocean Robotics acquisition.
Blue Ocean Robotics Acquires Beam Telepresence Robot From Suitable Technologies
IEEE Spectrum coverage of Blue Ocean Robotics' acquisition of the Beam telepresence robot product line from Suitable Technologies.
Beam, the remote-controlled telepresence robot, gets acquired by Denmark's Blue Ocean Robotics
Blue Ocean Robotics acquires Beam's IP, staff, and hardware inventory from Suitable Technologies, which was founded by Scott Hassan as a spinoff from Willow Garage.
Beam telepresence bought by Blue Ocean Robotics
Denmark's Blue Ocean Robotics acquires all assets and rights for the Beam telepresence robot from Suitable Technologies, with plans to expand production and deployment.
Suitable Tech Introduces BeamPro 2 Telepresence Platform
Suitable Technologies announces the BeamPro 2 at CES 2018, featuring a 24-inch touchscreen display and height-adjustable neck for improved telepresence.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/beam.md
- RSS feed: /companies/beam/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/aef18f2a-6dad-4e53-b689-9743a503dcc2
- Revision history: /companies/beam/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Enabot3 models
- Infiforce3 models
- KEENON Robotics3 models
Video
Aiko Sugihara and Pak Un Jong - 2026 Asian Championships - Beam Final
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Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Beam draws attention at the 93rd percentile but verifies reality at the 47th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap +46.4, 7th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Broad public reach with 10.0M video views. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 21, 2026