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All gigs · 15 programs

Get paid to film your chores

Yes, it’s real: robot makers need hours of video of people doing ordinary housework, filmed from your point of view, to teach robots how hands move. These 15 programs pay for it, usually per approved video hour, and most are open in the US only for now.

Film everyday tasks

Tesla Optimus Data Collection Operator

A full-time, on-site Tesla job, not a gig. You wear motion capture equipment and operate recording devices while handling objects and walking set routes at Tesla facilities and in public, generating data to train the Optimus humanoid robot. You also upload data and write daily reports. The posting requires walking 7+ hours a day while carrying up to 30 lbs.

Pay
$25.25–34.5/hr
Open in
US (2 US states)

Checked 2026-11-09

Write and rate AI answers

Mindrift

Write realistic prompts, evaluate and justify ratings of AI answers, and improve responses; open 'all-access' tasks need no application, while specialised projects need domain expertise. Some data-collection tasks (e.g. at-home video) are also listed.

Pay
$15–100/hr
Open in
worldwide

3 red flags · Checked 2026-11-09

Expert gigs

micro1

Experts pass an AI interview (Zara) and are matched to AI-training projects in their field; separately, at-home recorders wear a phone on a head strap and film first-person videos of household chores to train robots.

Pay
$6–400/hr
Open in
worldwide

3 red flags · Checked 2026-11-09

Film everyday tasks

Amelia Chores

Pick an available household chore in the Amelia app (dishes, laundry, vacuuming, bathroom, garage), record yourself doing it while following the app's recording instructions (a head-mounted phone where the offer requires it), and submit it for approval. The footage goes through a third-party data-collection platform and is used to train robotics and AI systems.

Pay
Not published
Open in
US

6 red flags · Checked 2026-11-09

Film everyday tasks

Claru

Record first-person (egocentric) video of everyday activity, such as household chores, kitchen, garage, garden, office, retail, restaurant or warehouse work, with a smartphone or wearable camera (head-mounted for some projects). Each scene runs about 15–45 minutes and goes into robotics and world-model datasets. The same job board also has annotation, AI-rating and expert review roles.

Pay
$5–15/approved video hour
Open in
US, CA, MX, BR, AR +7 more

Checked 2026-11-09

Film everyday tasks

Contracted AI

You follow in-app prompts to film yourself doing real tasks (home chores, cooking, laundry, trades, salons, farming, delivery and more) from a first-person view, usually with a head mount, and submit the clips for quality review. The Play Store listing says it also routes screen-capture, voice and annotation projects.

Pay
$8–20/approved video hour
Open in
Not stated; site claims a network across 132 countries

2 red flags · Checked 2026-11-09

Record your voice

DataForce Community (TransPerfect)

Apply to individual paid projects: onsite or remote voice-recording sessions, listening and rating text-to-speech voices, first-person video of your daily routine filmed with a head-mounted phone, rating tasks and annotation. Each project pays a fixed amount for accepted work.

Pay
Not published
Open in
Each project lists its own country or city.

2 red flags · Checked 2026-11-09

Film everyday tasks

DoorDash Tasks

Dashers use DoorDash's standalone Tasks iPhone app to film themselves doing everyday chores (laundry, dishes, cooking, making a bed, repotting plants) or to record conversations in other languages, for AI and robotics training. The regular Dasher app also lists short photo tasks, such as photographing restaurant dishes or hard-to-find drop-off points.

Pay
Not published
Open in
US (34 US states)

Checked 2026-11-09

Film everyday tasks

Figure Index

Apply as a 'Creator' in Figure's Index app. If accepted, Figure sends you a recording device and you record your day doing everyday tasks at home or at work (cooking, cleaning, laundry, shop or warehouse work) to train its Helix robot AI. The app also lets homes and businesses book Creators to do chores on-site while recording.

Pay
Not published
Open in
Anyone can apply; Creators in 105+ countries; waitlist

Checked 2026-11-09

Expert gigs

Handshake AI Fellowship

US-based students, graduates and professionals review and edit AI-generated content, annotate data and suggest better model outputs in their field; a separate Everyday Tasks Video Contributor role films first-person videos of household chores with a head-mounted phone.

Pay
Up to $150/hr
Open in
US

3 red flags · Checked 2026-11-09

Film everyday tasks

Harbor Collect

In beta: pick a mission (for example a factory line station, lathe or drill work, workshop tidy, garden weeding), film it from your point of view on your phone for 5-30 minutes, and submit it; faces and voices are scrubbed and a reviewer checks it before you are paid.

Pay
Not published
Open in
Join the beta to get access as missions open in your area

3 red flags · Checked 2026-11-09

Photos and selfies

Kled

In the Kled iPhone app, pick paid tasks from a feed: photograph objects from several angles, film yourself doing everyday activities, speak in your native language, or label images and rate AI output. You can also upload existing photos and videos from your camera roll. Accepted submissions are licensed to AI companies for training.

Pay
Not published
Open in
not stated

2 red flags · Checked 2026-11-09

Record your voice

Luel

Pick tasks in the Luel app or web dashboard, mostly recording natural conversations with a partner in a given language, plus some video (including first-person activities), photo, document and evaluation tasks; submissions are reviewed before they pay.

Pay
$7.5–12 per hour of recorded conversation, paid per minute
Open in
Payouts in 40+ countries

2 red flags · Checked 2026-11-09

Film everyday tasks

Recruitmint AI Trainers

A recruiting firm matches you to briefs from AI and robotics labs; you record everyday tasks (kitchen, commute, laundry, work sites) on your phone or a camera it ships, and are paid for footage that passes review.

Pay
$6–15/approved video hour
Open in
worldwide

3 red flags · Checked 2026-11-09

Film everyday tasks

Sensei Robotics

Apply in the Sensei app. If accepted into the beta, Sensei ships a collection kit with a phone mount, and you record yourself doing household chores (folding laundry, washing dishes, tidying shelves) and submit the videos for review. The footage goes to robotics and AI companies as training data.

Pay
Not published
Open in
not stated (beta, selected testers)

1 red flag · Checked 2026-11-09

How it works

  1. Sign up in the program’s app and pass its quick check.
  2. Pick a task (dishes, laundry, tidying) and mount your phone on your head or chest as instructed.
  3. Record, upload, and wait for the video to be approved. Only approved footage is paid.

Before you start

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