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A look at data labeling startups like Objectways, whose workers record and annotate repetitive tasks like folding towels to train AI robots for physical tasks

where young engineers strap GoPros to their foreheads and fold laundry or pack boxes to teach humanoid robots how to do chores. https://www.latimes.com/... [video] Nilesh Christopher / @nilchristopher : It has also driving some ingenious ways of real-world data collection @aliniikk 's Micro1 pays people upto $50 an hour to wear Meta Ray ban smart glasses to capture everyday actions. Figure AI does something more crazy👇 https://x.com/... Nilesh Christopher / @nilchristopher : “Sometimes we have to delete nearly 150 or 200 videos because of silly errors in how we're folding or placing items,” said Kumar, an engineering graduate who has worked at Objectways for six years. His firm sent 200 towel-folding videos to its client in the United States [video] LinkedIn: Ravishankar Rajalingam : Excited to share that Objectways was featured in the Los Angeles Times for our pioneering work in training AI and humanoid robots with real-world human data! …

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  • @nilchristopher Nilesh Christopher on x
    My latest for @latimes: I travelled to southern India to document the rise of the AI “arm farms” — where young engineers strap GoPros to their foreheads and fold laundry or pack boxes to teach humanoid robots how to do chores. https://www.latimes.com/... [video]
  • @nilchristopher Nilesh Christopher on x
    It has also driving some ingenious ways of real-world data collection @aliniikk 's Micro1 pays people upto $50 an hour to wear Meta Ray ban smart glasses to capture everyday actions. Figure AI does something more crazy👇 https://x.com/...
  • @nilchristopher Nilesh Christopher on x
    “Sometimes we have to delete nearly 150 or 200 videos because of silly errors in how we're folding or placing items,” said Kumar, an engineering graduate who has worked at Objectways for six years. His firm sent 200 towel-folding videos to its client in the United States [video]