The AI intelligent agent OpenClaw has sparked a 'crawfish farming' craze in China, but due to the high barriers to installation and use, major tech companies have entered the market by launching simplified household versions. On the 17th in Beijing, Baidu released the “Crawfish” DuClaw Bucket Combo, which includes multiple products such as 'Cloud Shrimp', 'Mobile Shrimp', 'Safe Shrimp', and more, supporting zero experience, zero deployment, and zero threshold 'one-click adoption'. In addition, on the 18th, Tencent announced an updated version of QClaw, integrating direct WeChat connectivity to further lower the threshold for 'shrimp farming'.
According to Sing Tao Daily, Baidu held an AI Day Crawfish Special Event on the 17th, and the marketplace was bustling with activity. Staff provided one-on-one free installation and deployment services for developers and regular users, and there was a constant flow of people coming to consult and experience the products, forming long lines. Many people took out their phones to take photos and record the scene. Ms. Li, an assistant at a nearby company, told a Sing Tao Daily reporter that she has always been interested in 'crawfish' and made a special trip to experience it in person, hoping this AI tool could reduce her work burden.
After launching the world's first mobile crawfish application, Baidu has now released the 'Crawfish' DuClaw Bucket Combo, and achieved full integration with the Baidu AI assistant Xiaodu, releasing the first 'household crawfish'. Users only need to say, “Xiaodu Xiaodu, let crawfish help me,” to invoke Xiaodu Crawfish and get assistance handling complex tasks such as family travel and remote smart home control.
Tencent's 'Crawfish' product QClaw also announced an update on the 17th, upgrading its WeChat entry to a mini-program and supporting file upload and reception from the desktop. QClaw is the first 'crawfish' product to achieve WeChat interconnection and is still in the internal testing phase.