Egocentric data collection jobs in India

Companies that pay for recordings without posting jobs

These take recordings through their own app or network rather than job listings, so they are not in the list above. What each says about where it works, as read on October 26, 2026.

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  Objectways

  An AI data company on the main street of Karur, Tamil Nadu, that sells first-person recordings to AI developers. People record household work at home, and its own staff record in a studio laid out like a three-bedroom house.

  Pay Not published. The home recorder NPR met through it earns about $2.60 an hour, around $120 a month for a few hours a day (October 2026); AFP reported one home contributor earning just over $2 for an hour of video (June 2026).

  Where Karur and homes across India: a senior employee told NPR it pays hundreds of people across India to record domestic jobs, and people in the Philippines and Nigeria too. Its careers page lists Junior Analyst (Egocentric) contracts in Karur.

  Sources: NPR, October 15, 2026, NPR, October 14, 2026, AFP via RNZ, June 2026, Objectways careers

  Objectways: pay, how it works and how to sign up →
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  Atlas Capture

  An iPhone app: pick a chore, record it with the phone on a head strap following the steps shown, and get paid for the hours its reviewers approve.

  Pay A rate per chore; its App Store screenshots show $2 to $5 an hour. Approved hours reach your wallet each Monday, and you can withdraw from $10 after 5 approved hours.

  Where Its support page: "Sign-up is open in most countries, but tasks and payouts vary by country." iPhone only, 18 and over.

  Sources: Atlas Capture support, App Store listing

  Is Atlas Capture legit? Our sourced review →
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  EgoVista

  A European network: sign up for free, see the missions open in your country, and film first-person footage of everyday and trade tasks.

  Pay Per hour of footage that passes its quality check, at the rate each mission states before you join. Payouts within 30 days, by bank transfer or the route available in your country.

  Where Sign-up is open worldwide, and missions are shown by country of residence.

  Sources: EgoVista contributor page

  EgoVista: pay, how it works and how to sign up →
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  Figure Index

  Figure's app, which pays for recordings of everyday tasks.

  Pay By the minute of recorded tasks; the rate is not published.

  Where Its page counts contributors in 111 countries without listing them; new sign-ups join a waitlist.

  Sources: Figure Index

  Figure Index: pay, how it works and how to sign up →

What it pays in India

Reported by the press, each linked to its source, beside the rates today's jobs state.

• About $2.60 an hour for a woman recording housework at home for Objectways, and the same for a textile worker filming her own packing work in a Karur factory. (NPR, October 14, 2026)
• About $120 a month for that home recorder, who films two to three hours of housework a day. (NPR, October 15, 2026)
• Just over $2 for an hour of video, for a home contributor recording chores through an app. (AFP via RNZ, June 2026)
• The recording jobs open to India today state $5/hr, $10–$30/hr and $20 per accepted video-hour.

The same work pays more in the US, where most of the robot companies buying it are, but most US programs take only US residents. Egocentric video jobs everywhere, with their pay.