The name

OpenClaw = CLAW + TARDIS, because every space lobster needs a time and space machine.

Credits

• Peter Steinberger (@steipete) - Creator, lobster whisperer
• Mario Zechner (@badlogicc) - Pi creator, security pen tester
• Clawd - The space lobster who demanded a better name

Core contributors

• Maxim Vovshin (@Hyaxia, 36747317+Hyaxia@users.noreply.github.com) - Blogwatcher skill
• Nacho Iacovino (@nachoiacovino, nacho.iacovino@gmail.com) - Location parsing (Telegram and WhatsApp)
• Vincent Koc (@vincentkoc, @vincent_koc) - Agents, Telemetry, Hooks, Security

License

MIT - Free as a lobster in the ocean.

“We are all just playing with our own prompts.” (An AI, probably high on tokens)