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April 18, 2026 · 6 min read

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED
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Key Takeaways

  • 1What's OpenClaw?
  • 2Then in early 2025, I tried an experiment with AI coding agents, and I had what I can only describe as a holy moment.
  • 3I built 44 projects in just a few months.
  • 4Then something incredible happened.
  • 5This was the moment I realized this wasn't a chatbot.

Overview

What's OpenClaw? I've been programming since I was 14, and building software felt like playing a video game. I created a company, poured a decade into it, and eventually sold it. But after selling my dream, I felt absolutely nothing. For three years, I wondered what was wrong - therapy, travel, changing countries twice. Nothing clicked. I had everything I was supposed to want but no reason to get out of bed.

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