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Los Angeles residents earn by filming daily chores to train robots
Updated On: 04 April, 2026 10:45 AM IST | Los Angeles | Agencies
This work creates fantastic income opportunities, but raises concerns about workers training robots that could replace them one day.

The data will be used to train humanoids. Representation pic
Los Angeles residents are wearing head- and wrist-mounted cameras to record everyday chores, earning up to $80 for two hours of footage. Companies purchase this data to train humanoid robots to replicate human actions in real-world environments. This work creates fantastic income opportunities, but raises concerns about workers training robots that could replace them one day.
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