Wired·5 min read·medium
I Got a Free Meal From a Private Chef—Who Filmed It All to Train Robots
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Reece Rogers
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A new trend in the gig economy involves individuals recording their daily tasks, such as cooking or cleaning, to provide training data for humanoid robots. Companies like Shift pay participants in services or small amounts of cash to capture first-person 'egocentric' video data.
I signed up for a free lunch in exchange for the whole experience being recorded and uploaded as training data. As chef Ollie unpacked his supplies and started on a gazpacho, the hat cam recorded his hand movements, with the intention that this data could help build a better robot—one with culinary expertise.
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