The verified answer
As of Aug 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
Spinoff from
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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
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
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 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
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
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Beam from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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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
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
Video
Aiko Sugihara and Pak Un Jong - 2026 Asian Championships - Beam Final
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My super tiny BEAM Robot Photopopper v2! Find tips for building below! A small, fully analog robot based on nervous networks. This guy can follow the light sou
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Reality vs attention
Beam draws attention at the 93rd percentile but verifies reality at the 39th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap +53.6, 5th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Broad public reach with 8.2M 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: Aug 29, 2026