Posted Aug 31, 2026 at 2:57 PM UTCROpenClaw 2.0 launches as Peter Steinberger says, “Local harnesses feel like relics of the past now.”After the initial hype, the often-imitated OpenClaw is continuing to push new updates, releasing version 2.0 and promising a cleanup that touched every area of the bot’s framework with simplified installs, setup, and a rebuilt browser app.Founder Peter Steinberger touted the use of shared cloud sessions to work on this update, with “Multiplayer coding + infinite compute” that kept everyone on the team up to date with others’ progress.Image: OpenClawFollow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Richard Lawler
OpenClaw 2.0 launches as Peter Steinberger says, “Local harnesses feel like relics of the past now.”
After the initial hype, the often-imitated OpenClaw is continuing to push new updates, releasing version 2.0 and promising a cleanup that touched every area of the bot’s framework with simplified installs, setup, and a rebuilt browser app. Founder Peter Steinberger touted the use of shared cloud sessions to work on this update, with “Multiplayer coding + infinite compute” that kept everyone on the team up to date with others’ progress. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/browser-app.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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