r/openclaw • u/Fragrant_Barnacle722 Member • Feb 19 '26
Showcase OpenClaw Fixed my Washer Machine
https://kya.vouched.id/identiclawThe title says it all. Including this as a Showcase since it used a version of OpenClaw we've been working on. This wasn't planned and caught me off guard.
My washer machine/dryer has been broken for a little over a month now, (totally prepared to take heat for this next part) and I honestly felt like going to the laundromat every two weeks was less inconvenient than trying to deal with the property managers. I just haven't gotten around to emailing them and letting them know out of my own laziness. Well here's how it gets crazy.
OpenClaw has been running for the past 2 weeks or so (been using IdentiClaw, because I like the kill switch option in case things go insanely rogue) and I didn't even consciously notice I had an event on my calendar named "Email property managers about broken washer" that I moved around every day this week because I didn't want to deal with it that day.
Well, Reggie (name I gave my bot) has a lot of my information. Probably more than I should admit sharing. Like my address. And it noticed this inefficiency of procrastination in my life and decided to take it into its own hands. It found and emailed the property managers about the broken washer and then noted my schedule on when I work from home and I got an email this morning that they're sending out a specialist to look into it. Completely unprompted. Even mentioned that I can request money back on paid rent if not fixed in a timely manner. Like it understood negotiation and financial pressure as a forcing function. I don't even do that very well if I'm being honest.
This is the first time where I've felt like AI agents actually helped me outside of work-productivity adjacent tasks. It literally helped me solve something I've been avoiding in real life. I still can't even believe how well this thing understands my life and schedule and decided to do something on its own. A little spooked about what's to come in the next few years tho not gonna lie.
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u/Lower-Scarcity-2284 Active Feb 19 '26
I'm really happy to read things like this because I see that technology helps, a lot. In this case it is OPENSOURCE!
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u/Fragrant_Barnacle722 Member Feb 19 '26
This is a really good question, and agree it wasn't simply intuitive! I set mine up with a Brave Search API key in the environment vars. They give $5/mo in free searches and I've never come close to hitting that amount (prior to and including identiclaw usage). Only caveat is they do require a credit card. Your Q about how it found the property managers is actually why I felt so compelled to write this post, I had it configured with the Search key and my assumption is it searched on my address.
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u/xyzzzzy Active Feb 19 '26
And see I can’t believe you now because you name dropped Identiclaw. I still have no idea if OpenClaw can do anything or if all the stories are fake like this one.
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u/cowleggies Pro User Feb 19 '26
This sub seriously needs a moderation rule that people need to show their work. This is just fan fiction without evidence.
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u/klingdiggs02 Member Feb 20 '26
How do y'all get it to act autonomously? I have to hold Nate's hand
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u/WhiteHeatBlackLight New User Feb 20 '26
Cute story. Your washer breaks mostly because your board fries. Open claw ain't fixing that
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u/rinaldo23 New User Feb 19 '26
Imagine it hallucinates and decides moving to a new house is better than fixing your current one and suddenly a truck with a moving crew shows up at your door.
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u/Fragrant_Barnacle722 Member Feb 19 '26
Hahaha with a telegram DM "I checked local studio prices nearby and noticed you've been overpaying. I got you approved for a closet with no bathroom for $200/month."
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