How filming your chores could train the android butlers of the future
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CNN — This has created a voracious appetite for first-person footage that can be used to train robots, also known as “egocentric data” or “human data.” Over the past several months, startups have stepped in to supply that demand by collecting and annotating videos from thousands of contract workers around the world.
“Manufacturing, factory warehouses, retail, nursing homes, hospitals – you’re going to need this type of data in basically every single environment, and that’s because the movements are all different,” said Arian Sadeghi, vice president of robotics data at Micro1, which began recruiting its own army of remote videographers last year.
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