This startup is betting India’s gig economy can train the world’s robots

May 26, 2026 Ivan Mehta

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Human Archive, a startup founded by UC Berkeley and Stanford researchers, is paying gig workers in India to wear camera-equipped caps and sensor devices to collect the real-world physical training data that AI and robotics labs are racing to acquire.

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