Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it
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As physical AI systems advance, they face the same training data challenge that language models solved years ago. According to TechCrunch, AI labs are now paying companies like XDOF to collect that data through hands-on robot training—unglamorous, physical work that's crucial for building robots that function in the real world. Behind every physical AI breakthrough is a foundation of tedious, real-world data collection.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/collecting-robot-traini...
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