China pays workers to train robots in household chores, earning up to Rs 57,000 a month

Workers in China are being paid to teach robots everyday chores, their movements captured as training data.
One woman collects data at home for six hours a day, earning about Rs 57,000 a month.
Studio workers get about Rs 1,700 a day for a target of 160 samples, and many leave within weeks.
Tasks include folding clothes, sweeping floors and washing dishes, repeated up to 200 times a day.

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