# Has anyone played with an Awabot/Suitable Tech Beam+ telepresence robot?

- Source: Reddit r/robotics
- Published: 2026-10-24T23:25:43.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/dpzy1e5enkf25orilwpw9nnco
- Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/robotics/comments/1xemy7r/anyone_else_have_an_awabotsuitable_tech_beam/

## Summary

A user bought an old Beam+ telepresence robot from FB Marketplace; its battery was dead, and after powering it with a desktop power supply it booted successfully, but authentication could not be completed because the software points to a server that has been taken offline. They asked Awabot about a software update or system image, and also found papers and GitHub repositories referencing the old ROS project and added sensors, as well as a video showing commands sent manually to drive the robot and capture its video stream.