I Got a Free Meal From a Private Chef, Who Filmed It All to Train Robots
A German startup sent a camera-wearing chef to my apartment. In exchange for a free lunch, I let them record every chop and stir to train future humanoids.
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A German startup is offering free services like private chef meals and home cleaning in exchange for recording video of workers performing these tasks from a first-person perspective. The company collects this egocentric video data to train humanoid robots how to perform skilled physical tasks like cooking and cleaning. This represents a growing trend of data collection that the startup's CEO frames as both a way for people to earn money in a new gig economy and a step toward a future of widespread robotic labor.
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