Limitations

Running Open Claw on dedicated hardware like a Raspberry Pi or Mac Mini gives you full control and no ongoing cloud fees, but the hardware itself is a constraint. Low-powered devices like a Raspberry Pi may struggle with memory-intensive tasks or multiple simultaneous agent sessions, and any hardware failure means your agent goes offline until you physically fix or replace the device. You are also still dependent on your home internet connection for external access, which may be unreliable, have changing IP addresses, or block incoming traffic by default.