Public Event

In Person

AI Tinkerers:

🦞 ClawHack NY

Register for Event
RSVP

Feb

28

A builder-first hackathon + unconference for OpenClaw. Cohosted by AI Tinkerers & JellyJelly at Betaworks

ClawHack New York is a full-day, in-person OpenClaw builder event for people actively working with OpenClaw. The winner of our hackathon will get the opportunity to demo to the audience at ClawCon NYC, as well as other prizes.

This is equal parts hackathon and unconference. Most of the day is heads-down building. Throughout the day, the community runs short talks, demos, and workshops to unblock each other and share real-world OpenClaw learnings.

If you are building something interesting, you can lead a session.
If you want to give a talk or demo, you can apply to do that here.

At the end of the day, teams submit what they built for an onstage demo session with prizes.

This is a day to disappear into the work.

What this is

A long-form builder day centered on OpenClaw.

You can:

  • Come with an existing project (just need to explain what pre-existing you’ve brought)
  • Form a team on site
  • Start something new from scratch

The goal is simple: make real progress and ship something concrete by the end of the day.

Every ~90 minutes, we pause briefly for a short community-led session. These are practical, lightweight, and builder-run.

You can propose and lead one of these sessions.
Talks, walkthroughs, demos, and quick panels are all welcome.

This is not a spectator event.
This is an OpenClaw tinkerer event.

Who this is for

This event is for:

  • Developers actively building with OpenClaw
  • Engineers experimenting with autonomous agents
  • Builders who want a full day to go deep instead and learn!

If you’re looking to watch from the sidelines, this is probably not the right event.

Prizes

We’ll give out a community prize for the most creative or most useful OpenClaw use case, selected by the judges.

A Mac mini felt appropriate, given how many people are actually running OpenClaw today.

This is not a pitch competition. It’s a way to surface and celebrate strong technical work.

‍

when

Saturday
February 28, 2026
9:00 am

LoCATION

Betaworks • 29 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014

agenda

Morning

  • Arrival, coffee, setup
  • Team formation and project alignment

Daytime building

  • Heads-down work is the default
  • Every ~90 minutes, a short interruption:
  • A focused technical workshop
  • A walkthrough of a real OpenClaw setup
  • A demo or deep dive from someone actively building

Submissions

  • Project submissions close in the early evening

Demo night

  • A judging panel selects the top ten demos
  • Final demo session
  • Prizes, open hang, and continued hacking

Speakers

No items found.

Sponsors

In Person
–
Public Event

🦞 ClawHack NY

February 28, 2026
9:00 am

Postponed: New Date TBA

RSVP

About

A builder-first hackathon + unconference for OpenClaw. Cohosted by AI Tinkerers & JellyJelly at Betaworks

ClawHack New York is a full-day, in-person OpenClaw builder event for people actively working with OpenClaw. The winner of our hackathon will get the opportunity to demo to the audience at ClawCon NYC, as well as other prizes.

This is equal parts hackathon and unconference. Most of the day is heads-down building. Throughout the day, the community runs short talks, demos, and workshops to unblock each other and share real-world OpenClaw learnings.

If you are building something interesting, you can lead a session.
If you want to give a talk or demo, you can apply to do that here.

At the end of the day, teams submit what they built for an onstage demo session with prizes.

This is a day to disappear into the work.

What this is

A long-form builder day centered on OpenClaw.

You can:

  • Come with an existing project (just need to explain what pre-existing you’ve brought)
  • Form a team on site
  • Start something new from scratch

The goal is simple: make real progress and ship something concrete by the end of the day.

Every ~90 minutes, we pause briefly for a short community-led session. These are practical, lightweight, and builder-run.

You can propose and lead one of these sessions.
Talks, walkthroughs, demos, and quick panels are all welcome.

This is not a spectator event.
This is an OpenClaw tinkerer event.

Who this is for

This event is for:

  • Developers actively building with OpenClaw
  • Engineers experimenting with autonomous agents
  • Builders who want a full day to go deep instead and learn!

If you’re looking to watch from the sidelines, this is probably not the right event.

Prizes

We’ll give out a community prize for the most creative or most useful OpenClaw use case, selected by the judges.

A Mac mini felt appropriate, given how many people are actually running OpenClaw today.

This is not a pitch competition. It’s a way to surface and celebrate strong technical work.

‍

When

February 28, 2026
9:00 am

Where

Betaworks • 29 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
RSVP

Agenda

Morning

  • Arrival, coffee, setup
  • Team formation and project alignment

Daytime building

  • Heads-down work is the default
  • Every ~90 minutes, a short interruption:
  • A focused technical workshop
  • A walkthrough of a real OpenClaw setup
  • A demo or deep dive from someone actively building

Submissions

  • Project submissions close in the early evening

Demo night

  • A judging panel selects the top ten demos
  • Final demo session
  • Prizes, open hang, and continued hacking

Speakers

No items found.

Sponsors

Proof of Full Vaccination Required

Betaworks requires all visitors to show proof of full vaccination to enter. No exceptions. Two ways that you can show proof:
  • Official vaccine card with at least 2 weeks having passed since the date of the last required dose (1 dose for J&J/AstraZeneca, 2 for Pfizer/Moderna)
  • An active digital pass such as the NY State Excelsior Pass or the CLEAR app

February

28

Public Event

In Person

AI Tinkerers:

🦞 ClawHack NY

Register for Event
Register Now

A builder-first hackathon + unconference for OpenClaw. Cohosted by AI Tinkerers & JellyJelly at Betaworks

ClawHack New York is a full-day, in-person OpenClaw builder event for people actively working with OpenClaw. The winner of our hackathon will get the opportunity to demo to the audience at ClawCon NYC, as well as other prizes.

This is equal parts hackathon and unconference. Most of the day is heads-down building. Throughout the day, the community runs short talks, demos, and workshops to unblock each other and share real-world OpenClaw learnings.

If you are building something interesting, you can lead a session.
If you want to give a talk or demo, you can apply to do that here.

At the end of the day, teams submit what they built for an onstage demo session with prizes.

This is a day to disappear into the work.

What this is

A long-form builder day centered on OpenClaw.

You can:

  • Come with an existing project (just need to explain what pre-existing you’ve brought)
  • Form a team on site
  • Start something new from scratch

The goal is simple: make real progress and ship something concrete by the end of the day.

Every ~90 minutes, we pause briefly for a short community-led session. These are practical, lightweight, and builder-run.

You can propose and lead one of these sessions.
Talks, walkthroughs, demos, and quick panels are all welcome.

This is not a spectator event.
This is an OpenClaw tinkerer event.

Who this is for

This event is for:

  • Developers actively building with OpenClaw
  • Engineers experimenting with autonomous agents
  • Builders who want a full day to go deep instead and learn!

If you’re looking to watch from the sidelines, this is probably not the right event.

Prizes

We’ll give out a community prize for the most creative or most useful OpenClaw use case, selected by the judges.

A Mac mini felt appropriate, given how many people are actually running OpenClaw today.

This is not a pitch competition. It’s a way to surface and celebrate strong technical work.

‍

when

Saturday
February 28, 2026
9:00 am

LoCATION

Betaworks • 29 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014

agenda

Morning

  • Arrival, coffee, setup
  • Team formation and project alignment

Daytime building

  • Heads-down work is the default
  • Every ~90 minutes, a short interruption:
  • A focused technical workshop
  • A walkthrough of a real OpenClaw setup
  • A demo or deep dive from someone actively building

Submissions

  • Project submissions close in the early evening

Demo night

  • A judging panel selects the top ten demos
  • Final demo session
  • Prizes, open hang, and continued hacking

Speakers

No items found.

Sponsors

2/28/2026

Betaworks

🦞 ClawHack NY

Presented by

A builder-first hackathon + unconference for OpenClaw. Cohosted by AI Tinkerers & JellyJelly at Betaworks

ClawHack New York is a full-day, in-person OpenClaw builder event for people actively working with OpenClaw. The winner of our hackathon will get the opportunity to demo to the audience at ClawCon NYC, as well as other prizes.

This is equal parts hackathon and unconference. Most of the day is heads-down building. Throughout the day, the community runs short talks, demos, and workshops to unblock each other and share real-world OpenClaw learnings.

If you are building something interesting, you can lead a session.
If you want to give a talk or demo, you can apply to do that here.

At the end of the day, teams submit what they built for an onstage demo session with prizes.

This is a day to disappear into the work.

What this is

A long-form builder day centered on OpenClaw.

You can:

  • Come with an existing project (just need to explain what pre-existing you’ve brought)
  • Form a team on site
  • Start something new from scratch

The goal is simple: make real progress and ship something concrete by the end of the day.

Every ~90 minutes, we pause briefly for a short community-led session. These are practical, lightweight, and builder-run.

You can propose and lead one of these sessions.
Talks, walkthroughs, demos, and quick panels are all welcome.

This is not a spectator event.
This is an OpenClaw tinkerer event.

Who this is for

This event is for:

  • Developers actively building with OpenClaw
  • Engineers experimenting with autonomous agents
  • Builders who want a full day to go deep instead and learn!

If you’re looking to watch from the sidelines, this is probably not the right event.

Prizes

We’ll give out a community prize for the most creative or most useful OpenClaw use case, selected by the judges.

A Mac mini felt appropriate, given how many people are actually running OpenClaw today.

This is not a pitch competition. It’s a way to surface and celebrate strong technical work.

‍

speakers

No items found.

Schedule

No items found.

WHEN

Saturday, February 28, 2026
9:00 am

WHERE

Betaworks
29 Little West 12th Street
New York, NY 10014

Agenda

Morning

  • Arrival, coffee, setup
  • Team formation and project alignment

Daytime building

  • Heads-down work is the default
  • Every ~90 minutes, a short interruption:
  • A focused technical workshop
  • A walkthrough of a real OpenClaw setup
  • A demo or deep dive from someone actively building

Submissions

  • Project submissions close in the early evening

Demo night

  • A judging panel selects the top ten demos
  • Final demo session
  • Prizes, open hang, and continued hacking

Tools
For
Thinking

How New Technologies are Changing How We Create, Share, and Build Knowledge

When

February 28, 2026
9:00 am

Where

Betaworks • 29 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
or livestream
Proof of Full Vaccination Required

RENDER is Over, but Camp is just beginning

We had some great speakers and participants turn out for Render, and we all got to participate in very interesting conversations. You can find recordings of all of our sessions below. If you're working on a Tool for Thinking and want to participate in our upcoming accelerator program, you can learn more here.

Building Bicycles for the Mind

A builder-first hackathon + unconference for OpenClaw. Cohosted by AI Tinkerers & JellyJelly at Betaworks

ClawHack New York is a full-day, in-person OpenClaw builder event for people actively working with OpenClaw. The winner of our hackathon will get the opportunity to demo to the audience at ClawCon NYC, as well as other prizes.

This is equal parts hackathon and unconference. Most of the day is heads-down building. Throughout the day, the community runs short talks, demos, and workshops to unblock each other and share real-world OpenClaw learnings.

If you are building something interesting, you can lead a session.
If you want to give a talk or demo, you can apply to do that here.

At the end of the day, teams submit what they built for an onstage demo session with prizes.

This is a day to disappear into the work.

What this is

A long-form builder day centered on OpenClaw.

You can:

  • Come with an existing project (just need to explain what pre-existing you’ve brought)
  • Form a team on site
  • Start something new from scratch

The goal is simple: make real progress and ship something concrete by the end of the day.

Every ~90 minutes, we pause briefly for a short community-led session. These are practical, lightweight, and builder-run.

You can propose and lead one of these sessions.
Talks, walkthroughs, demos, and quick panels are all welcome.

This is not a spectator event.
This is an OpenClaw tinkerer event.

Who this is for

This event is for:

  • Developers actively building with OpenClaw
  • Engineers experimenting with autonomous agents
  • Builders who want a full day to go deep instead and learn!

If you’re looking to watch from the sidelines, this is probably not the right event.

Prizes

We’ll give out a community prize for the most creative or most useful OpenClaw use case, selected by the judges.

A Mac mini felt appropriate, given how many people are actually running OpenClaw today.

This is not a pitch competition. It’s a way to surface and celebrate strong technical work.

‍

Speakers

Howard

Rheingold

Author
Tools for Thought
@hrheingold
No items found.

Schedule

11:30 AM
Doors Open
12:00 PM
Welcome
with MC
12:10 PM – 12:20 PM
How Do We Define Tools for Thinking and Why Do They Matter?
Join Jerry Michalski and John Borthwick as they talk about their interest in tools for thinking, and what excites them the most about the future of the category.
12:20 PM – 12:50 PM
Inflection Points for Tools for Thinking
What are the key inflection points that will supercharge Tools for Thinking in the near future? How will new technologies, user metaphors, and funding models change how people build these tools? John Borthwick will be discussing how the landscape is changing with the co-founders of Readwise, Daniel Doyon & Tristan Homsi.
12:50 PM – 1:00 PM
Q+A
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Demo: Protocol Design for Tools for Thinking
Gordon Brander will be presenting a brief demo on Subconscious and the Noosphere, products he and his team are working on to allow Tools for Thinking to become interoperable and better connected.
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch and Networking
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
The History and Future of Software as Tools for Thinking
Some of the earliest examples of software explored by pioneers like Doug Engelbart, JCR Licklider, Alan Turing, and others were at their core technologies that help magnify, inspect, and spread our ideas. Jerry Michalski will be sitting down (virtually) with Howard Rheingold, author of Tools for Thought, to explore the history and future of "mind-amplifying technology".
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Q+A
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Tools for Thinking Product Demos
We’ll hear from builders and thinkers deep in the space and get to take a look at what they’re working on. We’ll be checking out Plexus, Re:Collect, Jerry’s Brain, Subconscious and more. 
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM
Leveraging AI and ML in Building New Tools for Thinking
Alice Albrecht and Linus Lee will be sitting down with Chris Pedregal to discuss their work in leveraging AI and Machine Learning for creating new kinds of tools for thinking.
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Q+A
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Idea Dimensionality and Representing Semantic Meaning
How do ideas - and the human brains that make and hold them - interact?  Get prepared for meta! Esther Dyson and Jerry Michalski, will discuss the idea of how people work together to shape, compare, intertwine and ultimately produce multi-faceted ideas and multi-dimensional idea spaces.  As David Waltz (Thinking Machines) once said, “Words are not in themselves carriers of meaning, but merely pointers to shared understanding.” Watch and lob questions as the two of them try to build and share the idea of how better ideas can be developed through collaboration.
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Q+A
5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Closing and Happy Hour

Proof of Full Vaccination Required

Betaworks requires all visitors to show proof of full vaccination to enter. No exceptions. Two ways that you can show proof:
  • Official vaccine card with at least 2 weeks having passed since the date of the last required dose (1 dose for J&J/AstraZeneca, 2 for Pfizer/Moderna)
  • An active digital pass such as the NY State Excelsior Pass or the CLEAR app
ContactEvent InquiriesPrivacy Policy
© 2026 Betaworks. All rights reserved

Stay connected with Betaworks

Get invited to our next event, updates from the Betaworks family, and more in our newsletter.