OpenClaw

Open-source autonomous AI assistant software

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OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot) is a free and open-source autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent developed by Peter Steinberger. It is an autonomous agent that can execute tasks via large language models, using messaging platforms as its main user interface. OpenClaw achieved popularity in late-January 2026, credited to its open source nature and the viral popularity of the Moltbook project.

📰 Related News (5)

🇺🇸 After all the hype, some AI experts don’t think OpenClaw is all that exciting (2026-02-16)
"From an AI research perspective, this is nothing novel," one expert told TechCrunch....
🇺🇸 OpenClaw founder Steinberger joins OpenAI, open-source bot becomes foundation (2026-02-15)
🇺🇸 OpenAI hires OpenClaw creator Steinberger in AI agent push (2026-02-15)
🇺🇸 OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joining OpenAI, Altman Says (2026-02-15)
OpenClaw, the open source AI agent that's surged in popularity in recent weeks, will live within OpenAI, according to a post on X from Sam Altman....
🇺🇸 OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI (2026-02-15)
OpenAI said OpenClaw will live on as an open source project....

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