I Gave My OpenClaw Agent a Physical Body
The author experimented with an AI agent named OpenClaw by giving it a physical robot arm. OpenClaw successfully configured the arm to perform tasks such as identifying and gripping objects. This development highlights the potential of AI-powered coding to simplify robotics and enhance capabilities in the field.
- ▪OpenClaw was able to configure a robot arm to see and grab objects.
- ▪The author used a prebuilt arm called LeRobot 101, part of an open-source project from HuggingFace.
- ▪AI-powered coding, referred to as 'code as policy,' is gaining traction in robotics research.
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Will KnightBusinessMay 20, 2026 2:00 PMI Gave My OpenClaw Agent a Physical BodyThe coding skills of AI models are about to make it much easier to build and deploy robots.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyI recently gave my OpenClaw a real robot arm to play with. The results just about blew my own neural network.The AI agent was able to configure the arm, use it to see and slowly grab things, and even train another AI model to pick up and place specific objects. And they say AGI is still a few years away! (I’m joking, it probably is).The results have me convinced that we may be on the brink of a robotics breakthrough. Training and controlling robots used to require considerable skill.
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