MicroClaw

Sensor-level micro AI Agent in C/Rust. <1MB RAM, runs on $2-5 MCU hardware.

Part of the Clawland ecosystem.

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Overview

MicroClaw is the smallest member of the Claw family — a bare-metal AI agent that runs on microcontrollers costing as little as $2. It handles real-time sensor reading, local decision-making, and upstream reporting to PicClaw or NanoClaw nodes.

Key Features

• Bare Metal — No OS required, runs directly on MCU
• Ultra-Low Power — Sleep modes, wake-on-event, battery-friendly
• Real-Time Sensing — Sub-millisecond sensor polling and reaction
• Local Rules Engine — If-then-else + threshold-based decisions without cloud
• Mesh Communication — ESP-NOW, LoRa, Zigbee, or UART to upstream agents
• OTA Updates — Over-the-air firmware updates via PicClaw

Supported Hardware

MCU	RAM	Flash	Price	Notes
ESP32-C3	400KB	4MB	~$2	Wi-Fi + BLE, best value
ESP32-S3	512KB	8MB	~$3	AI acceleration, camera support
STM32F103	20KB	64KB	~$1.5	Ultra-low cost, bare essentials
RP2040	264KB	2MB	~$1	Dual-core, PIO for custom protocols
nRF52840	256KB	1MB	~$4	BLE mesh, ultra-low power

Architecture

┌───────────────────────────┐
│       MicroClaw (MCU)     │
│  ┌────────┐ ┌───────────┐│
│  │Sensors │ │Rules Engine││
│  │  ADC   │ │ Threshold  ││
│  │  GPIO  │ │ FSM        ││
│  └────────┘ └───────────┘│
│  ┌────────┐ ┌───────────┐│
│  │Comms   │ │Power Mgmt ││
│  │ESP-NOW │ │Deep Sleep  ││
│  │UART    │ │Wake Timer  ││
│  └────────┘ └───────────┘│
└───────────────────────────┘
        │ Report upstream
        ▼
   ┌─────────┐
   │ PicClaw │
   └─────────┘

Status

🚧 Pre-Alpha — Architecture design phase. Looking for contributors!

Contributing

See the Clawland Contributing Guide.

Core contributors share 20% of product revenue. Read the Contributor Revenue Share terms.

License

Apache License 2.0 — see LICENSE for details.