{"id":889670,"date":"2026-02-23T06:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T06:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=889670"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:10:10","slug":"pi-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/pi-agents-2026-02\/","title":{"rendered":"Agent Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adding agentic AI to the familiar chatbot-type generative AI is a major step, Toby Rogers tells Raspberry Pi users.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-614586860\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOpenClaw takes the same generative AI capabilities and adds the missing piece: action,\u201d <a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.com\/news\/turn-your-raspberry-pi-into-an-ai-agent-with-openclaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">writes<\/a> Rogers, \u201cInstead of just generating text, an AI agent can use tools, run commands, interact with APIs, manage workflows, and carry out tasks on your behalf.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1065503173\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-889675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20101250\/IMG_1769-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Agent Pi\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20101250\/IMG_1769-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20101250\/IMG_1769-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20101250\/IMG_1769-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20101250\/IMG_1769-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20101250\/IMG_1769-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20101250\/IMG_1769-2048x1152.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><br \/>\nYou may not want to instal OpenClaw on your main computer because it gives it deep access to your system, potentially allowing it to browse websites, fill in forms, and interact with personal data. That level of capability is incredibly powerful, but it can also pose a very real security risk.<\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-363639675\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>However Running OpenClaw on a standalone device like a Raspberry Pi is a great way to mitigate these security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>You gain isolation, control, and peace of mind, all while benefiting from a system that\u2019s always on, energy efficient, and quietly \u2018doing\u2019 in the background.<\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s how you do it:<\/p>\n<p>On a freshly installed and updated <a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.com\/software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Raspberry Pi OS<\/a>, run the following terminal command:<\/p>\n<pre 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