AWS Fort Lauderdale User Group

The AI that actually does things — clears your inbox, sends emails, browses the web, runs shell commands, builds its own skills — and now we're bringing it to the cloud.

OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot / Moltbot) is the hottest open-source project in AI right now. It's a personal AI agent that runs on your machine, talks to you on WhatsApp or Telegram, remembers everything, and works 24/7 — powered by Claude, GPT, or local models. And we're going to show you how to deploy it securely on AWS EC2.

What we'll cover:

• What OpenClaw is and why the tech community can't stop talking about it
• How to deploy it — locally, on AWS EC2, and the security guardrails you must have in place
• Live demo: A working OpenClaw build running on EC2 with Claude (Anthropic)
• Hands-on open lab: Bring your laptop and try to get one running yourself

⚠️ The wild west warning: OpenClaw has full system access. It can hit APIs, spend your credits, and automate actions you didn't expect. We'll show you exactly how to lock it down before it goes off the rails — this is a big part of the talk.

Come ready to learn the hottest skill in AI right now. Or just come for the pizza, drinks, and good company — either way you're welcome at CloudHesive's Fort Lauderdale office.

Agenda:

• 6:00 PM | Check-In, Networking & Food
• 6:45 PM | OpenClaw: What it is, how to deploy it, how to secure it (10 min)
• 7:00 PM | Live Demo: OpenClaw running on AWS EC2 with Claude
• 7:20 PM | Hands-On Open Lab — Bring your laptop!
• 7:50 PM | Q&A + Call for Speakers (want to present at a future meetup?)
• 8:00 PM | Networking
• 8:30 PM | Close of Event

Speaker: Jorge Rodriguez

We're going monthly! Join us every 3rd Thursday at CloudHesive HQ for Tech Thursdays — South Florida's AWS community meetup. More dates coming soon.