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THE FIRST BEER BREWED ON THE NVIDIA WORLD STAGE
OpenClaw AI controlled brewing and marketing for a 24.5-liter Amber Lager with 4.6% ABV, demonstrating AI’s ability to manage physical production systems flawlessly.
- On March 18, 2026, Jensen Huang showcased OpenClaw and a Swiss brewmaster brewing a real beer on the NVIDIA GTC main stage, announced in SAN JOSE and Gelterkinden press releases.
- Peter Steinberger released OpenClaw, and Stefan Erschwendner brought the idea to life in his father's Gelterkinden brewery, demonstrating AI agents can operate physical systems with zero margin for error.
- Stefan's team connected the Grainfather G30 brewing system to a MacBook over Bluetooth after a February morning run and deployed the OpenClaw agent, which managed every temperature ramp, confirmed hop additions, and executed the full 90-minute boil of Batch #001 Amber Lager, 4.6% ABV, 24.5 liters.
- Now backed by the NVIDIA NemoClaw enterprise stack, the project drew attention from Scott Hanselman and Robert Scoble, while organisers say the bottleneck for adoption is no longer technical.
- Open-Source recipe, code and a public logbook mean OpenClaw's process is reproducible, while Gerhard Erschwendner, brewmaster, approved steps via text, preserving his lifetime knowledge.
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