Case study

beam-revival: local Beam+ control from motor protocol research

beam-revival reconstructs local control of the Suitable Technologies Beam+ telepresence robot after its cloud service ended. Its Python stack implements the documented motor-board serial protocol and provides browser driving, camera video, audio and docking, plus tools to build a bootable USB image.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 1
Last commit: 2026-11-05
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A Beam+ with a working battery, a 16 GB or larger USB stick, and a Linux image-building machine are needed for robot use.
Testing evidence: The author reports testing core driving on a real Beam+; AI driving has only been tried in the simulator, and BeamPro is untested.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{beam-revival-case,
  title = {{beam-revival: local Beam+ control from motor protocol research}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/vpi/beam-revival}},
  url = {https://github.com/vpi/beam-revival},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/beam-revival-case/}}
}

Plain text

beam-revival: local Beam+ control from motor protocol research. https://github.com/vpi/beam-revival (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/beam-revival-case/

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docs/motor-protocol.md GitHub · vpi/beam-revival · Revision 5dc3b6d
README.md GitHub · vpi/beam-revival · Revision 5dc3b6d