Maniformer opens platform paying users to record everyday tasks for robot training
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Maniformer, a Shanghai physical AI data company, opened a crowdsourcing platform on September 23 that pays people to record everyday tasks such as folding clothes or making tea for robot training, according to Pandaily.
Users register under their real names, receive MEgo capture devices, and are paid after a quality check, with withdrawals said to arrive within two minutes and taxes handled by the platform. The platform lists 22 categories, more than 5,000 task types and over 50,000 real scenes. Nearly 20,000 users signed up during a closed test from August 15 to September 15.
Zhang Zhifu outlined a RMB 100 million subsidy plan: RMB 50 million for tasks, RMB 20 million for devices, RMB 30 million for an offline service network in 40 cities, and RMB 2 million for insurance covering people and equipment, Leiphone reported.
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AIManiformer, a Shanghai physical AI data company, opened a crowdsourcing platform on September 23 that pays people to record everyday tasks such as folding clothes or making tea for robot training. Users register under their real names, receive MEgo capture devices, and are paid after a quality check, with withdrawals said to arrive within two minutes. The platform lists 22 categories, more than 5,000 task types and over 50,000 real scenes, and nearly 20,000 users signed up during a closed test from August 15 to September 15.
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