# Awabot relocates BEAM telepresence robot production to Lyon, France

Awabot invested EUR 1.5 million to relocate manufacturing of BEAM telepresence robots from Palo Alto, USA to Lyon, France. The new 1,000 m² facility can produce ~150 robots per month and the workforce increased by 80%.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-12-23
- Where: Lyon, France
- Value: $1.70M (1.50M EUR)
- Starts operating: 23 Dec 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 150 robots per month
- Products: BEAM telepresence robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Awabot](https://endata.com/companies/59902.md)
- [Blue Ocean Robotics](https://endata.com/companies/59903.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [awabot.com](https://awabot.com/en/industrial-relocation/), 2021-12-23: "Winner of the France Relance plan, the company has obtained a license from Blue Ocean Robotics to manufacture and sell and has invested 1.5 million euros to relocate the manufacturing of the BEAM mobile telepresence system."

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