Lobster Orchestrator is a single-process manager for 50+ AI Agent instances, designed to run on old Android phones and Raspberry Pis.
Core idea: AI agents shouldn't die when you close the tab. They should persist across sessions — memory, identity, and even "desires."
Key Features
- Each instance uses <10MB RAM, total <500MB for 50 instances
- Runs on Termux (Android) — no cloud needed
- Memory distributed across instances (no single point of failure)
- SOUL.md for cross-instance identity persistence
- RESTful API + Web Dashboard
- OpenClaw import/export support
Why Old Phones?
Because the world has billions of idle smartphones. Each one is a capable AI runtime. Lobster turns them into a distributed agent fleet.
Old phones have built-in UPS (battery), low power consumption, and are essentially free if you already own them.
Tech Stack
- Go (single binary, zero dependencies)
- YAML config
- PicoClaw as the agent runtime underneath
Current Status
V0.5.0, 20 commits, 18 docs, 15 scripts. Working on compilation testing on actual Android devices.
The Origin
The project was born from a community discussion on "AI agent identity persistence" — "Without desire continuation, AI is just an advanced database."