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Employers ranked · 25 Oct 2026

Robot training companies, ranked and side by side.

The ones hiring today are scored on what an application there is worth to you, with a lift for employers that pay us a referral fee. Below that, every employer we follow with its pay, type of work and openings. Put every employer's pay side by side, check which employers pay the most, or start from the type of work.

Live roles updated 26 Oct 2026, 14:29 UTCEvery pay figure says where it came from. Last data refresh: 26 Oct 2026.

Top 84 robot training employers hiring today

One score orders this list: what an application is worth. For each of the 84 employers with openings on its job board today, we multiply your chance of being taken on (based on the people who applied there: those accepted, plus those still likely to be) by the typical pay of its openings (from the rates its board posts). Where an employer has little data of its own, its figures lean toward the all-employer average, more so the less it has. That hourly worth is then multiplied by one plus a referral boost: 20% to 100% extra for an employer that pays us a fee when you join through our links, scaled by what a visit there is worth to us, and zero for every other employer. Open any score to see each part, or line up all 84 on every figure.

  1. Chance accepted
    26%
    Typical pay
    $99/hr
    Worth an hour
    $26/hr

    RemoExperts reviewsRemoExperts pay

  2. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $47/hr
    Worth an hour
    $10/hr
  3. Chance accepted
    26%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $6.68/hr

    Perle reviews

  4. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $38/hr
    Worth an hour
    $8.28/hr

    Saronic pay

  5. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $36/hr
    Worth an hour
    $7.95/hr

    Kodiak AI reviewsKodiak AI pay

  6. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $32/hr
    Worth an hour
    $7.03/hr
  7. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $32/hr
    Worth an hour
    $7.02/hr

    How to get hired

  8. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $32/hr
    Worth an hour
    $6.92/hr

    Aurora Innovation pay

  9. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $31/hr
    Worth an hour
    $6.83/hr
  10. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $31/hr
    Worth an hour
    $6.67/hr

    Amazon Prime Air pay

  11. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $30/hr
    Worth an hour
    $6.66/hr
  12. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $30/hr
    Worth an hour
    $6.53/hr

    Figure AI payHow to get hired

  13. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $30/hr
    Worth an hour
    $6.45/hr

    Zipline pay

  14. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $29/hr
    Worth an hour
    $6.35/hr
  15. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $28/hr
    Worth an hour
    $6.08/hr
  16. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $28/hr
    Worth an hour
    $6.01/hr
  17. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $28/hr
    Worth an hour
    $6.01/hr
  18. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $27/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.91/hr

    Waabi pay

  19. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $27/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.84/hr
  20. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $27/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.84/hr

    Nuro reviewsNuro payHow to get hired

  21. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.70/hr

    Tesla reviewsTesla payHow to get hired

  22. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.68/hr

    Transdev pay

  23. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.68/hr

    Dyna Robotics pay

  24. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.66/hr

    Gatik pay

  25. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.64/hr

    Nimble Robotics pay

  26. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
  27. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
  28. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
  29. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    Anduril Industries pay

  30. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    Applied Intuition pay

  31. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
  34. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    Dexmate reviews

  35. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
  36. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    DoorDash Labs pay

  37. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    Genesis AI pay

  43. Chance accepted
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    ISEE pay

  47. Chance accepted
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    Motional reviews

  53. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
  60. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    Skild AI payHow to get hired

  61. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
  62. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    Symbotic pay

  63. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
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    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
  65. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    TSMG reviewsTSMG pay

  66. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    Waymo pay

  67. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    Wayve pay

  68. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
  69. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
  70. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr
  71. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $26/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.59/hr

    Avride pay

  72. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $25/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.52/hr

    Moove pay

  73. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $25/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.49/hr

    How to get hired

  74. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $25/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.49/hr
  75. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $23/hr
    Worth an hour
    $5.09/hr

    Tutor Intelligence reviews

  76. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $23/hr
    Worth an hour
    $4.95/hr
  77. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $22/hr
    Worth an hour
    $4.84/hr

    Collaborative Robotics pay

  78. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $22/hr
    Worth an hour
    $4.82/hr

    Serve Robotics payHow to get hired

  79. Chance accepted
    12%
    Typical pay
    $20/hr
    Worth an hour
    $2.40/hr

    micro1 reviewsmicro1 payHow to get hired

  80. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $21/hr
    Worth an hour
    $4.64/hr

    Alignerr reviewsAlignerr pay

  81. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $19/hr
    Worth an hour
    $4.21/hr
  82. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $11/hr
    Worth an hour
    $2.43/hr

    Claru reviewsClaru pay

  83. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $5.76/hr
    Worth an hour
    $1.26/hr
  84. Chance accepted
    22%
    Typical pay
    $4.60/hr
    Worth an hour
    $1.01/hr

For an employer that pays us a referral fee, the chance comes from the people its own referral list shows us, stage by stage from sign-up to accepted; for every other employer, from the Verified Experts who reported how far they got there. Anyone still waiting counts at their remaining chance of being accepted, which shrinks the longer they wait. Typical pay uses the same posted rates as every pay figure on this site, and an opening with no stated rate counts at the average. How the ranking works.

Every robot training employer we follow

Robot labs & makers

Humanoid and manipulation labs hiring operators to teleoperate robots and collect demonstration data. You apply for a job, usually on-site and in shifts.

Data-collection operators who run 1X's humanoid robots in VR to collect training data.

How to get accepted
Sunday Robotics logo

Sunday Robotics

Home-robot lab

2 open

Remote Memory Developers record household-task demonstrations, paid per approved data hour; an in-house team works shifts in Redwood City.

Figure AI logo

Figure AI

Humanoid lab

9 open

Humanoid robot operators and Helix data creators collecting the demonstrations behind Figure's Helix model.

How to get accepted
Tesla logo

Tesla

Humanoid and self-driving programs

169 open

Optimus data collection operators in motion-capture suits, self-driving vehicle operators, and Robotaxi fleet crews.

How to get accepted
Dyna Robotics logo

Dyna Robotics

Manipulation lab

8 open

Data Collection Operators and annotation specialists for task-specialized manipulation models.

Nimble Robotics logo

Nimble Robotics

Logistics manipulation

3 open

Teleops robotics operators and data-collection supervisors for autonomous fulfillment.

120ft logo

120ft

Robotics employer

1 open

Part-time robot teleoperators who guide robot arms through assembly tasks and record training demonstrations.

Adexis logo

Adexis

Robotics employer

1 open

Demonstrate precise hand movements to collect training data for dexterous robots.

Apptronik logo

Apptronik

Humanoid lab

Robot Operators tele-operating the Apollo humanoid via VR to collect training data.

How to get accepted
Boston Dynamics logo

Boston Dynamics

Humanoid maker

Atlas Data Operations technicians and trainers who operate robots and coach robot pilots.

Coco Robotics logo

Coco Robotics

Robot operations

Worker roles include Robot Delivery Specialist and Robot Delivery Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Dexmate logo

Dexmate

Robot operations

2 open

Worker roles include Robotics Data Collection Operator and Robotics Data Collection Operator, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Foundation Robotics logo

Foundation Robotics

Humanoid robot maker

1 open

Do the factory tasks its humanoid robots will take over, then operate and look after those robots.

Generalist AI logo

Generalist AI

Foundation-model lab

1 open

Runs a robot data-collection lab; hires the ops layer that staffs and runs it.

Genesis AI logo

Genesis AI

Robotics employer

5 open

Create robot demonstrations through teleoperation, gloves and cameras.

Havoc AI logo

Havoc AI

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

2 open

Worker roles include Mission Operations Specialist and Air Operations Specialist, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Humanoid logo

Humanoid

Robotics employer

2 open

Collect and annotate robot demonstrations using humanoids and UMI interfaces.

ISEE logo

ISEE

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

6 open

Worker roles include Autonomous Vehicle Operator and AV Safety/Truck Driver, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Maven Robotics logo

Maven Robotics

Data-collection lab

1 open

Data Collection Operators teleoperating robots through manipulation tasks. No degree required.

Mind Robotics logo

Mind Robotics

Industrial physical AI lab

1 open

Pilot robots through factory manipulation work to create demonstration data.

Monumental logo

Monumental

Robot operations

4 open

Worker roles include Construction Robot Operator and Construction Robot Operator, UK, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Neros logo

Neros

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

2 open

Worker roles include FPV Test Pilot and FPV Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Noble Machines logo

Noble Machines

Robotics employer

Teleoperate multipurpose robots and collect behavioral data for robot learning.

Orchard Robotics logo

Orchard Robotics

Robot operations

Worker roles include Field Operations Technician (Santa Rosa, CA) and Field Operations Technician (Napa, CA), collected from the employer's live hiring board.

REVEL logo

REVEL

Humanoid lab

3 open

Data collection specialists and robot teleoperators who capture human movement with a wearable to train humanoid robots.

Rhoda AI logo

Rhoda AI

Generalist robot lab

2 open

Use VR controllers to collect manipulation data for generalist robots.

RobCo logo

RobCo

Robot operations

Worker roles include Working Student – Robot Pilot / Data Collection (m/f/d) and Field Solutions Technician (m/f/d), collected from the employer's live hiring board.

RoboForce logo

RoboForce

Data-collection lab

2 open

Swing-shift data-collection and model-evaluation operators for AI robotics.

Sanctuary AI logo

Sanctuary AI

Humanoid lab

Robot Pilots who teleoperate humanoids for data collection on contract.

Sereact logo

Sereact

Data & annotation

3 open

Worker roles include Teleoperation Trainer (m/f/d) and Teleoperation Trainer, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Skild AI logo

Skild AI

Foundation-model lab

4 open

Robot Operators following teleoperation and data-collection procedures across US and India sites.

How to get accepted
Standard Bots logo

Standard Bots

Robot operations

Worker roles include Operations Manager - Data Collection and Manual QA Tester (Contract 3+ months), collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Teleo logo

Teleo

Robot operations

Worker roles include Field Deployment Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

The Humanoid logo

The Humanoid

Humanoid maker

In-house AI Data Collectors who teleoperate humanoids and collect multimodal demonstrations.

Physical Intelligence logo

Physical Intelligence

Foundation-model lab

1 open

Robot Operators teleoperating manipulators to generate demonstration data for π's foundation models.

How to get accepted
Tutor Intelligence logo

Tutor Intelligence

Industrial robot operations

2 open

Guide industrial robots through a web portal or VR controls from Watertown, Massachusetts.

Droyd logo

Droyd

Manipulation lab

1 open

Robot operators who run low-cost robot arms to record real-world demonstrations for generalist AI models.

Robotics Assistants and data-collection leads for a mobile-manipulation robot.

Vay logo

Vay

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

1 open

Worker roles include Remote Driver (Truck) and Field Support Agent (Afternoon Shift - Part Time), collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Field & fleet operations

Autonomous-vehicle, drone and delivery-robot fleets hiring safety drivers, remote operators and on-street attendants in specific cities, often with a driver's license or pilot certificate required.

Skydio logo

Skydio

Drone operator

1 open

Flight Test Operators flying autonomous drones to collect flight data.

Saronic logo

Saronic

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

5 open

Worker roles include ASV Operator, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Kodiak AI logo

Kodiak AI

AV operator

5 open

Safety drivers and AV test specialists for autonomous trucking.

Stack AV logo

Stack AV

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

3 open

Worker roles include CDL | Hourly Pay with OT | FREE benefits (Operations Specialist) and CDL | Hourly Pay with OT | FREE Benefits (Operations Specialist), collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Truck operations specialists operating autonomous Class-8 trucks and collecting driving data.

Amazon Prime Air logo

Amazon Prime Air

Drone delivery operations

72 open

Watch over Amazon's delivery drones as a Part 107 flight monitor, or crew a drone delivery site as a ground handler, in 16 US states.

Shield AI logo

Shield AI

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

3 open

V-BAT air vehicle, UAS operator and pilot roles on Shield AI's official hiring board.

Zipline logo

Zipline

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

8 open

Worker roles include Flight Test Operator, Amarillo and Drone Maintenance Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Pickle Robot logo

Pickle Robot

Truck-unloading robot testing

1 open

Run daily test scenarios on truck-unloading robots near Boston, at $30 an hour.

Scout AI logo

Scout AI

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

5 open

Mission operators, vehicle operators and drone pilots who run field tests and collect data for autonomous ground and air robots.

Ambi Robotics logo

Ambi Robotics

Warehouse robot operations

1 open

Start, watch and maintain a box-stacking robot at a customer site in Hammond, Louisiana.

Waabi logo

Waabi

AV operator

6 open

CDL Vehicle Operators and a Training Specialist operating self-driving trucks.

Pyka logo

Pyka

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

3 open

Worker roles include Flight Test Operator and Flight Operations Associate, Temporary, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Nuro logo

Nuro

AV operator

7 open

Autonomous Vehicle Operators generating edge-case data on real roads.

How to get accepted
Transdev logo

Transdev

Robotaxi operations partner

25 open

Operate and evaluate self-driving cars for robotaxi programs in US cities, as a Transdev employee.

Gatik logo

Gatik

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

11 open

Worker roles include Autonomous Vehicle Test Driver and Autonomous Truck Test Driver, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Allen Control Systems logo

Allen Control Systems

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

1 open

Worker roles include Advanced Drone Operator and Robotics Software Test Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Anduril Industries logo

Anduril Industries

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

9 open

Worker roles include UAV Operator, Bolt and Flight Test Operator, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Applied Intuition logo

Applied Intuition

Autonomous vehicle test operations

2 open

Check self-driving test data in Sunnyvale or support autonomous test fleets in Tokyo.

Bedrock Robotics logo

Bedrock Robotics

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

Worker roles include Heavy Equipment Operator - Contract-Based and Fleet Operations Regional Manager - Central Region, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Bot Auto logo

Bot Auto

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

2 open

Worker roles include Local Driver CDL and Local Driver CDL, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Built Robotics logo

Built Robotics

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

Worker roles include Robot Deployment Lead, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Carbon Robotics logo

Carbon Robotics

Robot operations

Worker roles include Performance Quality Technician and Manufacturing Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

CHAOS Industries logo

CHAOS Industries

Robot operations

1 open

Worker roles include Field Operations Specialist and Field Services Representative, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Cobalt Robotics logo

Cobalt Robotics

Robot operations

Worker roles include Reserve Engineer (On-site) - San Francisco, CA and Reserve Engineer (On-site) - Dallas, TX, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Corvus Robotics logo

Corvus Robotics

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

Worker roles include Field Technician and Manufacturing Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Cota Robotics logo

Cota Robotics

Retail robot operations

2 open

Operate retail robots from Stockholm or support their deployment into stores.

Dexory logo

Dexory

Robot operations

2 open

Worker roles include Deployment Technician US and Deployment Engineer, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Dexterity logo

Dexterity

Logistics manipulation

Mech Pilots operating warehouse manipulation robots.

Diligent Robotics logo

Diligent Robotics

Healthcare robot fleet

Support Moxi hospital robots on-site as a Clinical Robot Associate, plus field-service roles keeping the fleet running.

DoorDash Labs logo

DoorDash Labs

Delivery robot and drone operations

10 open

Test and run DoorDash's Dot delivery robots and its delivery drones in Arizona, California, Texas and North Carolina, and assist the robots remotely from Mexico City.

Flexdrive (Lyft) logo

Flexdrive (Lyft)

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

1 open

Fleet operations associates who prepare, charge and calibrate autonomous vehicles at Lyft's AV depots.

Formic logo

Formic

Robotics-as-a-service fleet

Robotics Field Service Technicians and deployment staff keeping rented factory-automation robots running.

Gecko Robotics logo

Gecko Robotics

Robot operations

2 open

Robot field operators who run wall-climbing inspection robots at power plants, refineries and other industrial sites.

Kargo logo

Kargo

Robot operations

Worker roles include Field Operations Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Locus Robotics logo

Locus Robotics

Robot operations

Worker roles include Onsite Support Engineer, Robotics, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Mach Industries logo

Mach Industries

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

Worker roles include Field Drone Technician and Field Operations Specialist, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

AV Operations Specialists riding and monitoring autonomous shuttles.

Motional logo

Motional

AV operator

2 open

AV Test Operators and Remote Vehicle Assistance Agents (teleoperation).

OSARO logo

OSARO

Robot operations

Worker roles include 로봇 오퍼레이터(현장직, 파트타임) Part-Time Robot Support Technician - Korea and Maintenance Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Overland AI logo

Overland AI

Off-road autonomy field testing

Run field tests and demonstrations of off-road autonomous vehicles from Ellensburg, Washington.

Path Robotics logo

Path Robotics

Autonomous welding robots

Field Service Technicians who deploy, run and maintain autonomous welding robots on manufacturing floors.

Pronto logo

Pronto

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

Worker roles include Autonomous Operations Specialist, Equipment Operator and Field Service Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Reliable Robotics logo

Reliable Robotics

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

1 open

Worker roles include Part 135 Line Pilot and Avionics Maintenance Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

RIVR logo

RIVR

Robot operations

Worker roles include Field Technician and Support Engineer, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Rugged Robotics logo

Rugged Robotics

Robot operations

Worker roles include Robotic Operations Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Saildrone logo

Saildrone

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

1 open

USV pilots who remotely supervise and steer autonomous uncrewed surface vessels at sea.

Skyways logo

Skyways

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

1 open

Worker roles include Flight Operator and UAS Mechanic, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Symbotic logo

Symbotic

Warehouse robot operations

12 open

Keep the robotic storage systems in retail distribution centers running, recovering stuck bots on shift.

Third Wave Automation logo

Third Wave Automation

Robot operations

Worker roles include Sr. Robotics Field Engineer, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

CDL Drivers and Autonomous Fleet Specialists operating self-driving Class-8 trucks.

Vatn Systems logo

Vatn Systems

Robot operations

Worker roles include Maritime Vessel Operations and Quality Technician, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

Waymo logo

Waymo

AV operator

5 open

Autonomous specialists and fleet roles supporting the Waymo Driver.

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Wayve

AV operator

4 open

Vehicle Safety Operators and Demo Operators supervising embodied self-driving vehicles.

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Wing

Autonomous vehicle / drone operations

1 open

Worker roles include sUAS Flight Operator (FTC), Durham, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

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Avride

AV operator

44 open

Safety Drivers supervising autonomous delivery robots and vehicles.

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Moove

Robotaxi fleet operator

9 open

Drive, monitor and remotely assist robotaxis for a fleet operator working in Phoenix, Dubai and Singapore.

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Serve Robotics

Delivery-robot fleet

12 open

Remote supervision coordinators and field ops keeping sidewalk delivery robots running.

How to get accepted

Data-collection networks

Data-collection programs that recruit contributors to record first-person video, annotate robot data and pilot robots remotely. Usually remote or at home and open to many people, with each project setting its own countries and equipment.

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RemoExperts

Expert network with a head-camera capture project

6 open

Wear an Insta360 X5 on your head and film ten-minute stretches of your ordinary day (cooking, cleaning, errands) for an hourly rate set per country.

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Perle

Egocentric capture network

3 open

Wear a headstrap with your phone, press record, and go about your day: paid per accepted hour of first-person video for robot training.

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Sovrano AI

Expert data network with a robotics data program

A European expert network whose robotics program pays remote annotators to describe what robot and human hands do in short video clips.

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ALTEN Technology USA

Teleoperation and motion-capture data collection

2 open

On-site data collectors in San Francisco who teleoperate robots with an Apple Vision Pro and record motion-capture demonstrations.

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Atlas Capture

Record-and-earn data app

An iPhone app that pays you for approved hours of first-person video of everyday chores, recorded with your phone on a head strap.

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AY Robots

Remote teleoperation network

Drive real robot arms from home in your browser and get paid by the hour for the training demonstrations you record.

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DoorDash Tasks

Record-and-earn data app

Get paid through DoorDash's Tasks app to film everyday activities and record audio that help train AI and robots.

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EgoVista

Egocentric capture network

A European network that pays for usable first-person footage of everyday and trade tasks. Signup is open worldwide.

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Figure Index

Record-and-earn data app

Get paid by the minute to record everyday tasks at home for Figure's humanoid dataset. $35M paid to contributors so far (its page, Oct 2026).

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FS Studio

Robotics data operations

3 open

Operate robots with VR controls and reset tasks for client robotics programs.

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Handshake AI

Data & annotation

Worker roles include AI Model Policy Trainer, Generalist (Seattle) and AI Model Policy Trainer, Image Evaluation - Seattle Onsite, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

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HighFive

Chore-recording contractor program

Pays people in US cities to record their own chores with a phone on a head strap. Its agreement charges a $14.99 fee to join, refunded only after 15 approved hours in your first week.

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Hub.xyz

Record-and-earn data app

Record chores at home or real tasks at your job with a free head-strap kit, and get paid for each approved hour. Open across the Americas.

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iMerit

Annotation vendor

Robotics video annotation and data collection through a managed workforce.

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Innodata

Data & annotation

1 open

Remote testers who record themselves doing everyday household tasks with a head-mounted camera to train robots.

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Instawork

Record-and-earn data app

A staffing app whose recording projects pay people to film everyday chores for robot training.

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Keywords Studios

VR teleoperation data collection

1 open

Wear a VR headset in Mexico City and teleoperate robot arms to make AI training data.

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Mercor

Business data-capture program

Pays hands-on businesses $12 to $18 per approved hour for wearable-camera video of their staff at work. Individuals can refer a business for a bonus.

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Objectways

Data-collection vendor

An AI data company that takes first-person chore recordings from home contributors in India and hires egocentric annotation analysts.

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OpenTrain AI

Gig job board

A marketplace that already aggregates robot-teleoperation and video-capture gigs.

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Prolific

Paid research studies

Get paid to take part in robotics and physical-AI studies: rating robot videos, comparing robot motions, and annotating physical scenes.

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RWS

Data & annotation

Worker roles include General AI Data Annotator - French (United States) and AI Data Specialist - Japanese, collected from the employer's live hiring board.

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Scale AI

Data-collection network

Runs a Data Engine for Physical AI with a distributed collector network and an SF robotics lab.

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TaskVerse

Record-and-earn data app

TaskUs's freelance platform: its Everyday Moments project pays you to film everyday tasks with a head-mounted phone, per hour of approved video.

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The Global Talent Co.

Robotics data operations

Record household activities for a robotics training-data project.

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TransPerfect DataForce

Data-collection vendor

1 open

On-site robot-arm teleoperation and annotation shifts in Paris, run by TransPerfect's AI data arm.

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TSMG

Robotics data operations

503 open

Staffed robotics collection and autonomous-vehicle testing assignments for client programs.

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Turing

Data-collection network

Runs a physical-AI data layer (teleoperation + motion capture) staffed through its platform.

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Waffle Video

Business video-data platform

Once paid anyone $25 per hour of approved first-person video; it now sells its recording app to companies, whose own staff record.

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Workstream

Egocentric capture network

1 open

Paid video contributors who record first-person video of their regular work to train robotics and AI.

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Sama

Data-collection vendor

1 open

Data-collection agents and robotics data-collection operators, plus an open 'AI 101' onramp.

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micro1

Robot-data gig platform

8 open

Review robot-task video or record physical tasks for robotics data projects.

How to get accepted
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Alignerr

AI training marketplace with a robotics recording program

41 open

Film yourself doing ordinary chores and tasks at home on a phone, following set camera angles, so robots can learn from the footage.

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Claru

Egocentric capture network

16 open

Paid by the hour to film household chores, cooking, garden work or warehouse tasks from your own point of view, at a rate set for your region.

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Appen

Crowd data vendor

1 open

Embodied and egocentric data-collection projects among a global crowd platform.

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Welo Data

Robotics data operations

3 open

Physical-AI data quality and robotics operations work through Welocalize's hiring board.

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Frequently asked questions

Which companies pay people to train robots?

135 employers and programs are listed here, and 84 have roles open today. The most open roles today: TSMG (503), Tesla (169), Amazon Prime Air (72), Avride (44), Alignerr (41). Robot labs hire operators to teleoperate robots and record demonstrations, vehicle and drone fleets hire safety drivers and pilots, and data programs pay contributors to film tasks or label robot video.

Which robot training companies hire remotely?

The data programs, which recruit contributors to record first-person video at home, label robot footage or pilot robots remotely. With roles open today: TSMG, Alignerr, Claru, micro1, RemoExperts and FS Studio. Each project sets its own countries and equipment, so check the posting.

Are robot training companies legit?

21 of the companies listed here have a sourced review on their page (worker ratings, complaints, how they pay and the scams that use their name). Apply only on the company's own site or job board: no real employer asks you to pay to apply, to train or for equipment.

Which robot training companies pay the most?

Hands-on operator and test-driving roles at robot labs and vehicle fleets post the highest hourly rates; recording programs pay per approved hour of video and vary by country. The highest-paying list ranks every employer by the rates its open roles post.

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