Run PicoClaw on a Low‑Memory Linux Device (Raspberry Pi / Orange Pi + Telegram + Free API)

Turn a cheap Raspberry Pi / Orange Pi / low‑RAM VPS into a self‑hosted AI assistant using PicoClaw, OpenRouter (free LLM API), and Telegram. In this video, I show step by step how to: Create a free Telegram bot Get a free API key and model from OpenRouter Install and launch PicoClaw on a low‑memory Linux device Configure PicoClaw and connect it to Telegram If you get stuck, drop a comment and I’ll try to help. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 00:08 – PicoClaw vs OpenClaw 01:17 – Tutorial Overview 01:44 – Step 1: Create Telegram Bot (Free) 03:30 – Step 2: OpenRouter API (Free LLM) 05:00 – Step 3: Deploy PicoClaw + Web UI Launcher 08:07 – Step 4: Configure PicoClaw 10:35 – Step 5: Connect Telegram to PicoClaw 13:48 – Summary 📦 Links PicoClaw installation docs: https://docs.picoclaw.io/docs/installation/ PicoClaw download: https://picoclaw.io/download/ PicoClaw FAQ: https://picoclaw.club/picoclaw-faq.html OpenRouter main site: https://openrouter.ai/ OpenRouter API base URL: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 OpenRouter models list (filter for free text models): https://openrouter.ai/models 💻 Key commands (Linux) Create directory and update: bash mkdir picoclaw cd picoclaw sudo apt update Download ARM64 build (change if you’re on another platform): bash wget https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/releases/latest/download/picoclaw_Linux_arm64.tar.gz Extract and test: bash tar -xzf picoclaw_Linux_arm64.tar.gz ./picoclaw onboard Launch web UI on local network: bash ./picoclaw-launcher -public -no-browser hostname -I Then open in your browser (replace with your IP): text http://192.168.1.15:18800 🤖 Telegram bot basics Create bot with BotFather: text /newbot Check bot updates (replace "YOUR_TOKEN"): text https://api.telegram.org/bot"YOUR_TOKEN"/getUpdates Use your bot token and OpenRouter API key inside the PicoClaw dashboard (Models + Telegram channel settings). 🧷 Notes Tokens shown in the video are for demo only and will be revoked. Free models on OpenRouter change over time; if one stops working, just swap it for another :free model.