# BeamPro at Washington, DC, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `57923df7-bab4-4767-b646-95fa1fcad13e`

First telepresence robot to visit the White House. President Obama met Alice Wong (Disability and Visibility Project founder) via [Beam](/companies/beam.md) during 25th anniversary of ADA.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** beam-pro-white-house
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [BeamPro](/models/beam-pro.md) (id: `ba6aadc0-567a-4583-beb4-85745755c2e7`)
- **Company:** [Beam](/companies/beam.md) (id: `aef18f2a-6dad-4e53-b689-9743a503dcc2`)
- **Location:** [Washington, DC, USA](/locations/washington-dc-usa-2.md) (id: `ddeb3264-9d37-46a8-b4ee-3809b07434b8`)
- **First seen:** 2015-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.therobotreport.com/beam-telepresence-robot-suitable-technologies-bought-blue-ocean/

## Common questions

### What is the BeamPro deployment at Washington, DC, USA?

BeamPro, built by Beam, is recorded as a deployment at Washington, DC, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Beam operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates BeamPro at Washington, DC, USA?

Beam, the manufacturer of BeamPro, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the BeamPro deployment at Washington, DC, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting July 1, 2015 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the BeamPro deployment at Washington, DC, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


_API: GET /v1/robots/57923df7-bab4-4767-b646-95fa1fcad13e · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=57923df7-bab4-4767-b646-95fa1fcad13e · canonical URL: /deployments/beam-pro-white-house_