{
  "added_at": "2026-11-08",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/vpi/beam-revival/blob/5dc3b6dbbe73427cb1e61e1f53343b140a302afa/README.md"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "hardware",
  "description_en": "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.",
  "description_zh": "beam-revival 在 Beam+ 云服务停止后重建本地控制能力。其 Python 系统实现了文档记录的电机板串行协议，提供浏览器驾驶、摄像头视频、音频和停靠功能，并附有构建可启动 USB 镜像的工具。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/beam-revival-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/beam-revival-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/vpi/beam-revival/blob/5dc3b6dbbe73427cb1e61e1f53343b140a302afa/docs/motor-protocol.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "beam-revival-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/beam-revival-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/beam-revival-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/beam-revival-case/index.md",
  "name": "beam-revival: local Beam+ control from motor protocol research",
  "name_zh": "beam-revival：基于电机协议研究的 Beam+ 本地控制系统",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "testing",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A Beam+ with a working battery, a 16 GB or larger USB stick, and a Linux image-building machine are needed for robot use.",
    "The author reports testing core driving on a real Beam+; AI driving has only been tried in the simulator, and BeamPro is untested.",
    "MIT license."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "在机器人上使用需要电池正常的 Beam+、至少 16 GB 的 USB 存储设备及用于构建镜像的 Linux 电脑。",
    "作者报告已在真实 Beam+ 上测试核心驾驶功能；AI 驾驶仅在模拟器中试用，BeamPro 尚未测试。",
    "MIT 许可证。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "protocol"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/vpi/beam-revival",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}