OpenClaw, nanobot, PicoClaw/Clawlet, Agent Zero, ZeroClaw, and memU aren’t one category. This post maps the layers and the real tradeoffs: execution, security posture, packaging, extensibility, and memory economics—plus a comparison matrix and recommendations.
A practical guide to building persistent memory for AI agents. Learn the techniques that work, the architectures that don’t, and why memory is the bottleneck in modern agentic systems.
Most OpenClaw installs do nothing because they’re missing plumbing: channels, tools, permissions, and guardrails. Here are the setups people report as genuinely useful—and how to copy the patterns.
Voice agents aren’t a model demo. They’re a latency + streaming systems problem. Here’s what’s current in STT/TTS (Pipecat, Parakeet MLX, modern TTS), how to evaluate it, and how to ship it without vibes.