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Running an AI Agent on a $10 Board vs a Mac Mini
>2026-02-18|7 min read
Can a $10 board actually run a useful AI agent? I break down what works, what breaks, and the hybrid architecture that makes the most sense.
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Eric Grill
Building systems that survive when everything else breaks.
> Software. Bitcoin. Security. Combat.
Currently building OpenClaw, Voluntary Justice, BJJChat, ericgrill.com and training for Competition prep - next tournament TBD
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I build systems for people who refuse to be owned.
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Building systems that survive when everything else breaks.
// what_i_do
Three Systems
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Build
Software, Bitcoin, Security, Automation
Infrastructure that moves real value. Systems that survive when others fail.
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BJJ, Competition, Discipline
IBJJF champion. Training daily. The mats teach what theory cannot.
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Write
Blog, Research, Field Notes
Live experiments. Not tutorials. Dispatches from the edge.
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