China's humanoid robot boom creates wave of data driven jobs

Added: 2026-05-29

[00:00:00]How do you train a robot in China? With the help of data collectors and auditors, humans that perform repetitive tasks while attached to sensors and cameras. This group of data collectors is working at a national training center for humanoid robots in East China's Jiangsu province. By repeating simple movements across different positions tens of thousands of times, collectors compile the extensive information that trains humanoid robots.

[00:00:28]This training device is fitted with over 3,000 contact points to record 80 dimensions of information like hardness, softness, and surface texture.

[00:00:41]>> Traditional data collection relies on humans remotely controlling robots, which is inefficient and expensive and lacks tactile information. It merely mechanically repeats actions. Our device functions like nerve endings and human skin, collecting human sensations from vision to touch throughout the entire process.

[00:01:01]>> The humans that verify the data that's been collected say the movements aren't always considered correct, but are equally important to incorporate so that the robots learn from their mistakes.

[00:01:15]>> The data collected by our collectors isn't always 100% accurate. If the task requires the left hand, but the collector uses the right hand or doesn't complete the action, we will judge it as incorrect. If the task is completed perfectly, we classify it as qualified data. In the end, we feed both types of data to our humanoid robots. Like children learning, the robots will understand not just what is correct, but also what is wrong.

[00:01:43]>> Experts predict that China's humanoid robot market will reach more than 58 billion US dollars in the next 5 years and will create over 1 million new jobs.