AI companies are hiring thousands of gig workers across more than 50 countries to record their hand movements and physical tasks using wearable cameras and motion sensors, creating a new layer of the gig economy focused on training data for humanoid robots. Companies like Micro1 and Objectways have recruited workers to capture footage of ordinary activities such as washing dishes, assembling parts, and opening jars, which feeds into training pipelines for robots. Tesla, Figure AI, and Scale AI are among the firms purchasing these real-world datasets. Robotics companies collectively spend more than $100 million annually on this training data, and over $6 billion flowed into the humanoid robotics space in 2025. In India, contract workers earn roughly 250 rupees per hour, about $2.60, for wearing sensor-laden headsets and recording household or factory tasks. Objectways has established data collection operations in regions like Tamil Nadu, while Micro1 operates across more than 50 countries. Privacy concerns are surfacing, as cameras recording hand movements in personal environments also capture kitchens, family members, and other details within their field of view. Questions about data ownership, consent, and downstream usage remain largely unanswered.