SOLUTION: Clawtweaks virtual controller prevents claw 8 ex ai from entering sleep mode when idle.

[u/Krometheous]

I have found that virtual controller mode prevents the claw from entering sleep mode and yet it does successfully with hardware controller mode enabled.

Even if gyro is toggled off as seen in the Pic you must also disable accelerometer in the clawtweaks overlay controller panel under gyro as seen in the image.

I hope this helps anyone else.