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Robotics Data Collection Companies in Latin America: Who Records Robot Training Data and What It Pays

19 companies and programs that record, operate or sell robot training data in Latin America: what recorders are paid in reais, pesos or dollars, which countries each takes, scale, who gets the data, complaints and consent terms; 57 facts, each linked to its source.

Read the month's story: Robot Training Jobs in October 2026: The Month in Data

Not final yet. The month has ended, yet stragglers in the data may still land up to 3 Nov 2026; after that the edition is locked permanently.

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1 Apr 2026 to 28 Oct 2026
Dated by when each event occurred
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1 Nov 2026, 06:32 UTC
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Where it comes from
Company sign-up pages, terms and job postings, Reclame Aqui, Diário do Nordeste, MIT Technology Review, CNBC, ABC News and The Robot Report, each linked with a verbatim quote kept in the dataset (Portuguese and Spanish sources quoted in the original).
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Revision 1. Terms defined
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What the data shows

  1. 1

    Flambra is the most documented of the 19 companies and programs (14 sourced facts).

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  2. 2

    19 published pay rates and payment terms from 10 companies, in reais, pesos and US dollars.

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    11 statements on the countries and equipment of 9 companies.

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    The most recent fact on record (20 Oct 2026): OpenTrain's commercial workplace video role pays $8 to $12 an hour and requires the workplace manager's consent before recording; it is open in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru among nine countries.

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Robotics data collection companies in Latin America

Which companies record, operate or sell robot training data in Latin America, which countries do they take and what do they pay?

CompanyWhat it providesSourced facts
FlambraFlambraFlambraFlambra sells egocentric and first-person video datasets collected in Latin America, with human quality checks, labeling and metadata, to robotics and embodied AI teams.Flambra's terms (revision 8, 10 September 2026) require participants to be 18 or older and to live in Brazil, although its sign-up page addresses Brazil and Latin America.Flambra's sign-up page offers up to R$12.50 per approved hour of recorded routine tasks, in Brazilian reais.
Figure AIFigure AI (Greenhouse)Figure AIFigure AI is setting up its first data operations unit in Mexico City.n/aFigure's Mexico City technical coordinator post for its Data Creators offers a base salary of MXN 30,000 to 40,000.
Hub.xyzHubHub.xyzHub is Hub Data, Inc., a Delaware corporation in East Palo Alto, with a Brazilian company, HUB AGENCIA DE DADOS LTDA, on Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima in São Paulo.Hub accepts recordings from anywhere in the Americas and bans VPNs or spoofed locations; contributors must be 18 or over.Hub pays US$5 per approved hour for household tasks recorded at home and US$6 for tasks recorded at work.
Brazilian egocentric data marketDiário do NordesteBrazilian egocentric data marketn/an/aAn adviser to Ceará's regional economics council (Corecon-CE) told Diário do Nordeste real pay is around R$20 to R$25 per hour of video a platform strictly validates.
ClaruClaruClarun/aClaru's Latin America capture role is remote and lists Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Peru.Claru's Latin America household capture role pays a flat $6 per hour of accepted footage, sent by international transfer (Wise, Payoneer or a local equivalent).
micro1MIT Technology Reviewmicro1MIT Technology Review reports micro1 has hired thousands of contract workers in more than 50 countries, including Argentina, to film household chores for robotics companies.micro1's Latin America and Caribbean recorder role names 12 countries, among them Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama and Uruguay.micro1's at-home video recorder role for Latin America and the Caribbean pays $6 per hour of recorded household chores that meets its guidelines.
Vintti AIVintti AIVintti AIVintti AI, a recruiting firm placing Latin American talent since 2022, sells egocentric video, handheld-gripper (UMI) demonstrations and annotation captured in real commercial workplaces across 19 Latin American countries.n/an/a
MindriftMindrift (Toloka)Mindriftn/aMindrift's egocentric video project names 16 eligible countries, all in Latin America, from Argentina and Brazil to Mexico, Peru and Uruguay.Mindrift, Toloka's freelance platform, pays $6 an hour in Latin America ($10 in the US) for accepted first-person task videos, withdrawn through Payoneer.
OpenTrain AIOpenTrain AIOpenTrain AIn/an/aOpenTrain's commercial workplace video role pays $8 to $12 an hour and requires the workplace manager's consent before recording; it is open in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru among nine countries.
PerlePerle (Rippling)Perlen/aPerle's egocentric video contributor role is open only to people based in the United States, Canada or a Latin American country, with postings for Brazil and Colombia among others.Perle pays for every hour of accepted footage at a rate it says varies by region; it publishes no fixed rate.
TaskVerseTaskVerse (TaskUs)TaskVersen/an/aTaskVerse, the freelance platform of TaskUs, pays US$6 per hour of approved first-person video in its Latin America Everyday Moments project (US$14 in the US).
AppenABC News (Australia)Appenn/an/an/a
DoorDash LabsDoorDash Mexico (Greenhouse)DoorDash LabsDoorDash runs a remote assistance team in Mexico City whose entry-level night-shift operators monitor its autonomous Dot delivery robots through remote tools and dashboards.n/an/a
Focus Data AnalysisCazVid (Focus Data Analysis posting)Focus Data Analysisn/aFocus Data Analysis recruits remote egocentric video recorders for AI and humanoid robot training in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia, as well as Indonesia, the US and Canada.n/a
Humyn LabsCNBCHumyn LabsBengaluru-based Humyn Labs told CNBC it collects 50 percent of its data from Latin America.n/an/a
PangeanicPangeanicPangeanicSpanish language-data company Pangeanic sells commercially licensable egocentric video, with more than 6,500 hours in inventory including substantial collections across Latin America.n/an/a
PykaPyka (Lever)PykaAutonomous aircraft maker Pyka hires a Brazil-based flight operations specialist to run its autonomous crop-protection aircraft at customer sites, mainly in Mato Grosso, as pilot in command or ground control operator.n/an/a
ShaipShaipShaipn/an/an/a
Tutor IntelligenceThe Robot ReportTutor IntelligenceTutor Intelligence's robot data factory in Watertown, Massachusetts is supervised by 45 to 50 remote tutors in Mexico and the Philippines using proprioceptive teleoperation.n/an/a

Base: 19 companies and programs, 57 facts, each linked to the page that states it (reviewed 28 Oct 2026).

Company claims are marked stated; figures relayed by reporters are marked reported. Pay stays in the currency and unit its source gives.

Credit: compiled by RobotTraining.jobs Research, Robotics Data Collection Companies in Latin America: Who Records Robot Training Data and What It Pays, October 2026 edition.

Figure 2

What recorders and operators in Latin America are paid

How much do people in Latin America earn recording or operating for robot training data, and how are they paid?

CompanyPay as stated
FlambraFlambraFlambra's sign-up page offers up to R$12.50 per approved hour of recorded routine tasks, in Brazilian reais.as of 28 Oct 2026
FlambraFlambraFlambra pays R$22.50 an hour on 21 featured tasks, until the task list changes.as of 28 Oct 2026
Hub.xyzHubHub contributors withdraw any day by PIX, bank transfer or USDC once recordings are approved.as of 28 Oct 2026
micro1micro1micro1's at-home video recorder role for Latin America and the Caribbean pays $6 per hour of recorded household chores that meets its guidelines.as of 28 Oct 2026
MindriftMindrift (Toloka)Mindrift, Toloka's freelance platform, pays $6 an hour in Latin America ($10 in the US) for accepted first-person task videos, withdrawn through Payoneer.as of 28 Oct 2026
PerlePerle (Rippling)Perle pays for every hour of accepted footage at a rate it says varies by region; it publishes no fixed rate.as of 28 Oct 2026
TaskVerseTaskVerse (TaskUs)TaskVerse, the freelance platform of TaskUs, pays US$6 per hour of approved first-person video in its Latin America Everyday Moments project (US$14 in the US).as of 28 Oct 2026
OpenTrain AIOpenTrain AIOpenTrain's commercial workplace video role pays $8 to $12 an hour and requires the workplace manager's consent before recording; it is open in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru among nine countries.20 Oct 2026
OpenTrain AIOpenTrain AIOpenTrain's Latin American first-person video role pays $6 per hour of accepted recorded video to contributors in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.19 Oct 2026
Brazilian egocentric data marketDiário do NordesteAn adviser to Ceará's regional economics council (Corecon-CE) told Diário do Nordeste real pay is around R$20 to R$25 per hour of video a platform strictly validates.18 Sep 2026
Brazilian egocentric data marketDiário do NordesteA nurse in Ceará told Diário do Nordeste she records at least 5 hours of housework on her days off for two platforms and earns about R$1,000 a week.18 Sep 2026
Brazilian egocentric data marketDiário do NordesteAnother recorder told Diário do Nordeste that one of the two platforms she uses pays in dollars, about US$3 per hour of video.18 Sep 2026
FlambraDiário do NordesteFlambra told Diário do Nordeste that its participants' average income is R$4,500 a month.18 Sep 2026
Hub.xyzHubHub pays US$5 per approved hour for household tasks recorded at home and US$6 for tasks recorded at work.12 Sep 2026
FlambraFlambraFlambra's terms say rates shown in recruiting material, ads or social media are the programme's ceiling, not a promise of pay.10 Sep 2026
Figure AIFigure AI (Greenhouse)Figure's Mexico City technical coordinator post for its Data Creators offers a base salary of MXN 30,000 to 40,000.4 Aug 2026
Figure AIFigure AI (Greenhouse)Figure's São Paulo shift coordinator post, which runs the Data Creators' capture shifts, offers a base salary of R$8,000 to R$13,000 a month.31 Jul 2026
ClaruClaruClaru's Latin America household capture role pays a flat $6 per hour of accepted footage, sent by international transfer (Wise, Payoneer or a local equivalent).27 May 2026
ClaruClaruClaru says most of its Latin American contributors earn around $40 a day (about six to seven hours of footage) or $300 a week recording beside their normal routine.27 May 2026

Base: 19 facts from 10 companies and programs.

Pay stays in reais, pesos or US dollars, per hour, day, week or month, as its source gives it; an advertised rate is not measured earnings.

Credit: compiled by RobotTraining.jobs Research, Robotics Data Collection Companies in Latin America: Who Records Robot Training Data and What It Pays, October 2026 edition.

Figure 3

Which countries each program takes, and what you need

Which Latin American countries can join each program, and what equipment does it ask for?

CompanyAs stated
micro1micro1micro1's Latin America and Caribbean recorder role names 12 countries, among them Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama and Uruguay.as of 28 Oct 2026
MindriftMindrift (Toloka)Mindrift's egocentric video project names 16 eligible countries, all in Latin America, from Argentina and Brazil to Mexico, Peru and Uruguay.as of 28 Oct 2026
PerlePerle (Rippling)Perle's egocentric video contributor role is open only to people based in the United States, Canada or a Latin American country, with postings for Brazil and Colombia among others.as of 28 Oct 2026
TaskVerseTaskVerse (TaskUs)TaskVerse reimburses up to US$15 for a phone head mount once a Latin American recorder submits a first approved hour; recorders must be 18 or over.as of 28 Oct 2026
Hub.xyzHubHub accepts recordings from anywhere in the Americas and bans VPNs or spoofed locations; contributors must be 18 or over.12 Sep 2026
Hub.xyzHubHub ships a free starter kit (head strap and phone mount) to contributors; they use their own phone.12 Sep 2026
FlambraFlambraFlambra's terms (revision 8, 10 September 2026) require participants to be 18 or older and to live in Brazil, although its sign-up page addresses Brazil and Latin America.10 Sep 2026
FlambraFlambraRecordings are made only in the Minute app, which Flambra's terms say was developed by Baker Data LLC (USA) and made available to Flambra.10 Sep 2026
Figure AIFigure AI (Greenhouse)In Mexico City, Figure's Data Creators capture data in sensor suits, with coordinators coaching sensor placement, putting on and taking off the suits and capture technique.4 Aug 2026
Focus Data AnalysisCazVid (Focus Data Analysis posting)Focus Data Analysis recruits remote egocentric video recorders for AI and humanoid robot training in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia, as well as Indonesia, the US and Canada.2 Jul 2026
ClaruClaruClaru's Latin America capture role is remote and lists Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Peru.27 May 2026

Base: 11 facts from 9 companies and programs.

Credit: compiled by RobotTraining.jobs Research, Robotics Data Collection Companies in Latin America: Who Records Robot Training Data and What It Pays, October 2026 edition.

Figure 4

Scale, buyers and funding

How big are the companies collecting robot data in Latin America, and who gets the data?

CompanyAs stated
Figure AIMinuteThe privacy policy of Minute, the app Flambra's recorders film in, names Figure AI Inc. as data controller for recorders resident in Brazil, under Brazil's data protection law (LGPD).as of 28 Oct 2026
ShaipShaipData vendor Shaip describes an egocentric video program with contributors across the United States and Latin America that it says reached an estimated 30,000 hours collected, 24,000+ annotated.as of 28 Oct 2026
Vintti AIVintti AIVintti AI says it has more than 500 active contributors who already know its capture protocol.as of 28 Oct 2026
AppenABC News (Australia)Appen's delivery vice-president told ABC it could collect around 60,000 hours of first-person video a month from up to 5,000 contributors worldwide, including Brazil and Mexico.20 Sep 2026
FlambraFlambraFlambra says it has collected 1 million hours of egocentric data across Latin America and calls itself Brazil's largest data collection company.19 Sep 2026
FlambraDiário do NordesteDiário do Nordeste reports Flambra has more than 20,000 users on its base, at least 3,000 of them in the state of Ceará.18 Sep 2026
FlambraDiário do NordesteFlambra told Diário do Nordeste its recordings are used by large robotics labs and companies in the United States and China.18 Sep 2026
Hub.xyzHubHub's facts page says the company is backed by Y Combinator.12 Sep 2026
FlambraFlambraFlambra's terms say the final recipient of the footage is a foreign company based in the United States, whose identity is kept confidential.10 Sep 2026
Figure AIFigure AI (Greenhouse)Figure's São Paulo data unit runs around the clock, 24/7, in rotating morning, afternoon and night shifts.31 Jul 2026

Base: 10 facts from 6 companies and programs.

Credit: compiled by RobotTraining.jobs Research, Robotics Data Collection Companies in Latin America: Who Records Robot Training Data and What It Pays, October 2026 edition.

Figure 5

Complaints, consent and the rules that apply

What do workers complain about, what do they consent to, and which rules cover this work in Latin America?

Base: 6 facts from 4 companies and programs.

Credit: compiled by RobotTraining.jobs Research, Robotics Data Collection Companies in Latin America: Who Records Robot Training Data and What It Pays, October 2026 edition.

Figure 6

Every sourced fact

What exactly has been published about each company?

CompanyKindFact
AppenABC News (Australia)ScaleAppen's delivery vice-president told ABC it could collect around 60,000 hours of first-person video a month from up to 5,000 contributors worldwide, including Brazil and Mexico.20 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Brazilian egocentric data marketDiário do NordestePayAn adviser to Ceará's regional economics council (Corecon-CE) told Diário do Nordeste real pay is around R$20 to R$25 per hour of video a platform strictly validates.18 Sep 2026Reported by an outlet
Brazilian egocentric data marketDiário do NordestePayA nurse in Ceará told Diário do Nordeste she records at least 5 hours of housework on her days off for two platforms and earns about R$1,000 a week.18 Sep 2026Reported by an outlet
Brazilian egocentric data marketDiário do NordestePayAnother recorder told Diário do Nordeste that one of the two platforms she uses pays in dollars, about US$3 per hour of video.18 Sep 2026Reported by an outlet
Brazilian egocentric data marketDiário do NordesteWorker consentAn adviser to Ceará's regional economics council (Corecon-CE) warned of a strong privacy risk, since users sell video maps of their homes and family routines for micropayments, and of scams that demand fake joining fees.18 Sep 2026Reported by an outlet
ClaruClaruPayClaru's Latin America household capture role pays a flat $6 per hour of accepted footage, sent by international transfer (Wise, Payoneer or a local equivalent).27 May 2026Stated by the company or an official page
ClaruClaruCountries it takesClaru's Latin America capture role is remote and lists Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Peru.27 May 2026Stated by the company or an official page
ClaruClaruPayClaru says most of its Latin American contributors earn around $40 a day (about six to seven hours of footage) or $300 a week recording beside their normal routine.27 May 2026Stated by the company or an official page
DoorDash LabsDoorDash Mexico (Greenhouse)Where it worksDoorDash runs a remote assistance team in Mexico City whose entry-level night-shift operators monitor its autonomous Dot delivery robots through remote tools and dashboards.30 Jun 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Figure AIMinuteWho gets the dataThe privacy policy of Minute, the app Flambra's recorders film in, names Figure AI Inc. as data controller for recorders resident in Brazil, under Brazil's data protection law (LGPD).as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Figure AIFigure AI (Greenhouse)Where it worksFigure AI is setting up its first data operations unit in Mexico City.4 Aug 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Figure AIFigure AI (Greenhouse)PayFigure's Mexico City technical coordinator post for its Data Creators offers a base salary of MXN 30,000 to 40,000.4 Aug 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Figure AIFigure AI (Greenhouse)How it worksIn Mexico City, Figure's Data Creators capture data in sensor suits, with coordinators coaching sensor placement, putting on and taking off the suits and capture technique.4 Aug 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Figure AIFigure AI (Greenhouse)Where it worksFigure AI is setting up its first data operations unit in Brazil, in São Paulo, where Data Creators capture the data that trains its AI systems.31 Jul 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Figure AIFigure AI (Greenhouse)ScaleFigure's São Paulo data unit runs around the clock, 24/7, in rotating morning, afternoon and night shifts.31 Jul 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Figure AIFigure AI (Greenhouse)PayFigure's São Paulo shift coordinator post, which runs the Data Creators' capture shifts, offers a base salary of R$8,000 to R$13,000 a month.31 Jul 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraFlambraPayFlambra's sign-up page offers up to R$12.50 per approved hour of recorded routine tasks, in Brazilian reais.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraFlambraWhat it providesFlambra sells egocentric and first-person video datasets collected in Latin America, with human quality checks, labeling and metadata, to robotics and embodied AI teams.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraReclame AquiComplaintsReclame Aqui listed 67 active complaints against Flambra on 28 October 2026; the five latest, all unanswered, report recorded hours unpaid after two payment cycles, videos not counted and accounts blocked while a balance was owed.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraFlambraPayFlambra pays R$22.50 an hour on 21 featured tasks, until the task list changes.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraFlambraScaleFlambra says it has collected 1 million hours of egocentric data across Latin America and calls itself Brazil's largest data collection company.19 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraDiário do NordesteScaleDiário do Nordeste reports Flambra has more than 20,000 users on its base, at least 3,000 of them in the state of Ceará.18 Sep 2026Reported by an outlet
FlambraDiário do NordestePayFlambra told Diário do Nordeste that its participants' average income is R$4,500 a month.18 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraDiário do NordesteWho gets the dataFlambra told Diário do Nordeste its recordings are used by large robotics labs and companies in the United States and China.18 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraFlambraCountries it takesFlambra's terms (revision 8, 10 September 2026) require participants to be 18 or older and to live in Brazil, although its sign-up page addresses Brazil and Latin America.10 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraFlambraWho gets the dataFlambra's terms say the final recipient of the footage is a foreign company based in the United States, whose identity is kept confidential.10 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraFlambraHow it worksRecordings are made only in the Minute app, which Flambra's terms say was developed by Baker Data LLC (USA) and made available to Flambra.10 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraFlambraWorker consentFlambra's terms say pay is for the recording work only: the licence to use the footage for AI and robotics is granted free of charge.10 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraFlambraPayFlambra's terms say rates shown in recruiting material, ads or social media are the programme's ceiling, not a promise of pay.10 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
FlambraFlambraRulesFlambra's terms state that a recorder's right to revoke consent cannot be waived, citing article 8, paragraph 5 of Brazil's data protection law (LGPD); footage already licensed to clients stays with them.10 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Focus Data AnalysisCazVid (Focus Data Analysis posting)Countries it takesFocus Data Analysis recruits remote egocentric video recorders for AI and humanoid robot training in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia, as well as Indonesia, the US and Canada.2 Jul 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Hub.xyzHubHow it paysHub contributors withdraw any day by PIX, bank transfer or USDC once recordings are approved.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Hub.xyzReclame AquiComplaintsReclame Aqui listed 43 active complaints against HUB AGENCIA DE DADOS, Hub's Brazilian company, on 28 October 2026; recent titles report withdrawals blocked for days and banned or frozen accounts.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Hub.xyzHubPayHub pays US$5 per approved hour for household tasks recorded at home and US$6 for tasks recorded at work.12 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Hub.xyzHubCountries it takesHub accepts recordings from anywhere in the Americas and bans VPNs or spoofed locations; contributors must be 18 or over.12 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Hub.xyzHubWhere it worksHub is Hub Data, Inc., a Delaware corporation in East Palo Alto, with a Brazilian company, HUB AGENCIA DE DADOS LTDA, on Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima in São Paulo.12 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Hub.xyzHubEquipmentHub ships a free starter kit (head strap and phone mount) to contributors; they use their own phone.12 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Hub.xyzHubFundingHub's facts page says the company is backed by Y Combinator.12 Sep 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Humyn LabsCNBCWhere it worksBengaluru-based Humyn Labs told CNBC it collects 50 percent of its data from Latin America.25 Jun 2026Stated by the company or an official page
micro1micro1Paymicro1's at-home video recorder role for Latin America and the Caribbean pays $6 per hour of recorded household chores that meets its guidelines.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
micro1micro1Countries it takesmicro1's Latin America and Caribbean recorder role names 12 countries, among them Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama and Uruguay.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
micro1MIT Technology ReviewWhere it worksMIT Technology Review reports micro1 has hired thousands of contract workers in more than 50 countries, including Argentina, to film household chores for robotics companies.1 Apr 2026Reported by an outlet
MindriftMindrift (Toloka)PayMindrift, Toloka's freelance platform, pays $6 an hour in Latin America ($10 in the US) for accepted first-person task videos, withdrawn through Payoneer.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
MindriftMindrift (Toloka)Countries it takesMindrift's egocentric video project names 16 eligible countries, all in Latin America, from Argentina and Brazil to Mexico, Peru and Uruguay.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
OpenTrain AIOpenTrain AIPayOpenTrain's commercial workplace video role pays $8 to $12 an hour and requires the workplace manager's consent before recording; it is open in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru among nine countries.20 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
OpenTrain AIOpenTrain AIPayOpenTrain's Latin American first-person video role pays $6 per hour of accepted recorded video to contributors in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.19 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
PangeanicPangeanicWhat it providesSpanish language-data company Pangeanic sells commercially licensable egocentric video, with more than 6,500 hours in inventory including substantial collections across Latin America.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
PerlePerle (Rippling)Countries it takesPerle's egocentric video contributor role is open only to people based in the United States, Canada or a Latin American country, with postings for Brazil and Colombia among others.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
PerlePerle (Rippling)PayPerle pays for every hour of accepted footage at a rate it says varies by region; it publishes no fixed rate.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
PykaPyka (Lever)Where it worksAutonomous aircraft maker Pyka hires a Brazil-based flight operations specialist to run its autonomous crop-protection aircraft at customer sites, mainly in Mato Grosso, as pilot in command or ground control operator.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
ShaipShaipScaleData vendor Shaip describes an egocentric video program with contributors across the United States and Latin America that it says reached an estimated 30,000 hours collected, 24,000+ annotated.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
TaskVerseTaskVerse (TaskUs)PayTaskVerse, the freelance platform of TaskUs, pays US$6 per hour of approved first-person video in its Latin America Everyday Moments project (US$14 in the US).as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
TaskVerseTaskVerse (TaskUs)EquipmentTaskVerse reimburses up to US$15 for a phone head mount once a Latin American recorder submits a first approved hour; recorders must be 18 or over.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Tutor IntelligenceThe Robot ReportWhere it worksTutor Intelligence's robot data factory in Watertown, Massachusetts is supervised by 45 to 50 remote tutors in Mexico and the Philippines using proprioceptive teleoperation.5 May 2026Reported by an outlet
Vintti AIVintti AIWhat it providesVintti AI, a recruiting firm placing Latin American talent since 2022, sells egocentric video, handheld-gripper (UMI) demonstrations and annotation captured in real commercial workplaces across 19 Latin American countries.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Vintti AIVintti AIScaleVintti AI says it has more than 500 active contributors who already know its capture protocol.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page
Vintti AIVintti AIWorker consentVintti AI says it manages contributor agreements, workplace consent and local payments itself in every country, and that workers at its partner sites agreed to record during their shifts.as of 28 Oct 2026Stated by the company or an official page

Base: All 57 facts. "Reported" means an outlet reports it from sources the company has not confirmed.

Amounts stay in the currency and form their source gives; nothing is converted or totalled.

Credit: compiled by RobotTraining.jobs Research, Robotics Data Collection Companies in Latin America: Who Records Robot Training Data and What It Pays, October 2026 edition.

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Egocentric data
First-person video recorded with a phone or camera worn on the head while a person does a task, used to teach robots how people move and handle objects.
Approved hour
An hour of footage that passed a program's quality review; most programs in the region pay only for these, not for every hour recorded.

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  • Pay is as published for one program, posting or worker, in its own currency and unit (reais, pesos or US dollars), and is not measured earnings.
  • Scale figures are mostly the companies' own claims; complaint counts are Reclame Aqui's as read on the reviewed date and change daily.

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Citation

RobotTraining.jobs (2026). Robotics Data Collection Companies in Latin America: Who Records Robot Training Data and What It Pays, October 2026 edition. https://robottraining.jobs/research/robot-data-collection-companies-latin-america/2026-10

BibTeX

@misc{robottrainingjobs_robot_data_collection_companies_latin_america_2026_10,
  author = {{RobotTraining.jobs}},
  title = {Robotics Data Collection Companies in Latin America: Who Records Robot Training Data and What It Pays, October 2026 edition},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://robottraining.jobs/research/robot-data-collection-companies-latin-america/2026-10}},
}
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