What this work involves
Folding a shirt, matching socks, clearing a table and putting the shopping away are easy for you and very hard for a machine. Researchers are studying whether video of people doing tasks can help train robots; the results depend on the task and the training method, and the guide on how robots learn from human video explains that research. To record a chore, you do it the way you always do while a camera on a head strap or cap films it from your point of view.
The category is household routines other than cooking: laundry, tidying, organizing, making beds, putting things away. Meals have their own home cooking page, and cleaning done as a paid job in a business has its own professional cleaning page. Each project says which chores it needs before you accept.
What a recording can show
A few chores a recording can cover. None of them describes a current project:
- Sorting laundry, loading the machine, hanging clothes up and folding them.
- Clearing a table, putting toys or tools back, emptying a bag.
- Arranging a drawer, a wardrobe or a pantry shelf.
- Making a bed and changing the sheets or pillowcases.
- Opening a package, putting the shopping away, watering the plants.
The easiest footage to use shows one chore from start to finish, in good light, with your hands visible. For camera position, light and pace, see the guide on how to record first-person video.
- Pay is USD 5–15 per hour of accepted footage; it varies by project and is not guaranteed.F1b
- Review usually takes about a week, with a contractual limit of 30 days. Payment usually arrives within 7 days of acceptance, with a contractual limit of 60 days.F8, F7
- Collectors are paid in US dollars (USD) through Wise.F9, F9b
- Rejected footage is not paid.F11
- There is no fee to apply, and no coding or AI background is needed.F2
- No English is needed: instructions and support are in Spanish and Portuguese.F12
- You never pay for equipment: the project provides it, or the task needs no special equipment.F3b
Releases and privacy at home
Your home is private, but the release rule still applies there. Anyone who can be identified in the footage, such as a partner, a roommate or a visitor, needs to sign a release. A person under 18 can appear only with a parent's or guardian's release; footage of a person under 18 without one is rejected and deleted.
Pick a time when everyone else is out. Keep mail, family photos, screens and anything with your address out of frame. The guide on what gets footage accepted lists what we check before we accept footage.
How to join the pool
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Apply once
Fill in the short form on the collector page and list the chores you can record at home.
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Wait for a suitable project
If a project fits what you do, we arrange it with you by email. You see its requirements, equipment and exact rate before you accept.
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Record and send
You record the agreed tasks; people and automated checks then review the footage.
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Get paid
We pay for accepted footage in USD, as described above.
Every kind of footage follows the same steps, and the overview of how recording works covers them.
Other types of recording work
The types of recording work directory has the full list. Five others worth a look:
- Professional cleaning: surfaces, floors and supplies in offices or hotels.
- Warehouse and stock: picking, packing and shelving goods.
- Home cooking: an everyday meal in your own kitchen.
- Gameplay: the game screen and your inputs, with no camera.
- Mechanic workshop: inspection, tools and parts in a workshop.
Questions
Do I have to clean other people's homes?
No. You record chores in your own home, as part of your normal routine. Cleaning as a paid job in a business has its own page.
What if my family lives with me?
Anyone who can be identified needs to sign a release, and a person under 18 can appear only with a parent's or guardian's release. Many people record when they're home alone.
Do I need special equipment?
You never pay for equipment. Each project lists its requirements and equipment before you accept.