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Tuya Smart Launches TuyaClaw: Bridging Digital and Physical Worlds

In a groundbreaking announcement, Tuya Smart (NYSE: TUYA, HKEX: 2391) introduced its cutting-edge AI agent, TuyaClaw, aiming to revolutionize the way artificial intelligence operates in everyday environments. This innovative tool, constructed on the OpenClaw architecture, significantly reduces deployment hurdles, merging the functionalities of a digital employee with a home manager. As such, TuyaClaw extends the reach of AI beyond screens and into our physical spaces.

The Evolution of AI

Tuya's introduction of TuyaClaw represents a key transition from simple chatbots to intelligent agents capable of executing complex tasks. The rise of OpenClaw paved the way for this development, though the broader adoption of autonomous AI solutions had been limited due to the intricacies involved in their deployment and integration. Many existing AI agents remain restricted to operating on screens, managing digital tasks like composing emails or booking travel without any capability for real-world interaction. This gap has created a pressing need for AI that can handle both digital and physical responsibilities.

Simplifying Deployment: Minute-Level Setup

One of the biggest challenges in AI deployment has been the technical complexity involved in setting up systems like OpenClaw. Tuya has tackled this issue head-on by offering a one-click installation solution that reduces complicated setups to a matter of minutes. This means users can quickly install and start utilizing TuyaClaw without extensive preparatory work, thereby democratizing access to advanced AI functionalities.

A Streamlined User Experience with a Subscription Model

TuyaClaw adopts a subscription-based model, simplifying the selection and integration process for users. By consolidating various models—including ChatGPT and Gemini—into a single subscription, users can freely switch between them without worrying about separate APIs or billing issues. Additionally, TuyaClaw provides over 3,200 ready-to-use skills that encompass smart home management, office productivity, and data retrieval scenarios. It also offers users a choice between local and cloud versions, enabling them to choose a setup that best fits their needs.

AI Agents to Enhance Daily Life

While OpenClaw excels in the digital realm—handling email checks, flight bookings, and document drafting—it remains limited to screen-based interactions. TuyaClaw, on the other hand, empowers AI to undertake tasks that span both digital and physical environments in our daily lives. It can operate and manage digital gateways (like web browsers and desktop applications) as well as smart home devices, effectively bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds and providing real-time assistance.

This integration is facilitated by Tuya's expansive open and neutral ecosystem, which boasts over 3,000 product categories and hundreds of millions of connected devices. This means TuyaClaw can handle established home scenarios without requiring users to start from scratch.

Intelligent Integration into Home and Work Scenarios

For example, with a command like "Prepare my 3 PM client presentation," TuyaClaw acts as both a digital assistant and a home manager. It generates a presentation summary on screen while simultaneously adjusting the meeting room's thermostat to 24°C, configuring lighting to presentation mode, and lowering the projector screen—all seamlessly.

Enhancing Capabilities and Ecosystem

Unveiled at CES 2026, Tuya's previous release, the AI life assistant Hey Tuya, allowed smooth connectivity between devices and deep integration with numerous Powered by Tuya devices to actively perceive and serve physical environments. TuyaClaw enhances the capabilities and ecosystem of Tuya's native AI platform, adding long-term task execution, multi-step planning, and cross-application operations—soon to be integrated deeply with Hey Tuya.

This extensive ecosystem covers over 3,000 categories of smart devices and will soon integrate with Home Assistant, meaning users won't need to replace existing devices; TuyaClaw will allow AI to transition from merely answering questions to performing actionable tasks in real life.

Global Reach and Security Measures

As a global entity, Tuya leverages its international market presence and distribution networks to support TuyaClaw users worldwide. With over 120,000 distribution channels, 1.8 million developers, and coverage in more than 200 countries and regions, TuyaClaw is an accessible tool for startups, brands, solution providers, and smart home enthusiasts alike.

As AI agents begin to acquire more capabilities in the physical realm, security becomes imperative. Liu Longwei, Tuya's Director of Information Security, stated, "With the potential risks introduced by third-party skills, we officially launched the Tuya Skill Security Guardian. This platform assesses security risks before installation, utilizing core technologies such as threat intelligence, AI-driven code audits, and dynamic sandbox testing to provide comprehensive security evaluations. This not only protects the Tuya ecosystem but will also serve as a public security service for the industry."

Conclusion

Explore the new capabilities of TuyaClaw by downloading it from tuya.ai/claw and start your experience today. Users can also engage directly with TuyaClaw on Telegram and Discord.

About Tuya Smart

Founded to integrate AI into everyday activities, Tuya Smart (NYSE: TUYA; HKEX: 2391) is a leading global provider of AI cloud platform services. Through its open-source development framework, TuyaOpen, and universal AI agent engines, Tuya promotes the realization of AI-powered lifestyles and accelerates the incorporation of AI into the physical world. With innovative AI solutions for smart devices, commercial applications, and industrial developers, Tuya provides a comprehensive, open, and neutral AIoT ecosystem, fostering a dynamic worldwide developer community dedicated to sustainable, secure, efficient, agile, and open smart solution ecosystems. As of December 31, 2025, Tuya's AI development platform had over 1.8 million registered developers across more than 200 countries and regions.