OpenTrain · Record at home
At-Home Video Recording Staff
Listed on OpenTrain as “At-Home Video Recording Staff”
How this rate compares
This listing
$12–$17 per hour
Typical in Record at home
$10 per hour
Above the typical range
Typical: the middle of the lowest and highest rates posted by 57 listings in this category on MantaWork, in US dollars.
What this actually is
You evaluate AI outputs and provide expert feedback used to train the next generation of models. The platform title (At-Home Video Recording Staff) reflects the rate band and the expertise required, not the day-to-day work.
Original posting from OpenTrain
Work location: Remote from: Japan
The work
You will record clear video demonstrations of everyday household tasks in your home. These recordings will help train personal robots to understand practical actions in real home environments.
You will set up and use recording equipment, wearable hand-tracking gloves, a VR headset, and a UMI gripper. You will follow detailed instructions, reproduce natural hand movements, upload large video files, review feedback, and improve future recordings.
• Record household tasks accurately and consistently in your home.
• Operate the recording equipment, VR headset, hand-tracking gloves, and UMI gripper.
• Follow project instructions and quality requirements for every recording.
• Upload large video files using a stable, high-speed home internet connection.
• Respond to reviewer feedback and maintain a consistent weekly workflow.What it pays and takes
Experience with data collection, usability testing, personal robotics, artificial intelligence, or similar hands-on projects is helpful but not required.
• Pay: $12 to $17 per hour.
• Work type: Part-time contract work.
• Location: You must reside in Japan.
• Language: Fluent in English for written and verbal communication.
• Home setup: Suitable living space, lighting, and common household items.
• Requirements: Strong attention to detail, manual dexterity, patience with repetitive precision work, and the ability to follow complex instructions.
• Equipment: Comfort setting up and wearing a VR headset for extended periods, along with other recording devices.
• Internet: Stable, high-speed service suitable for uploading large video files.
• Helpful qualities: Curiosity about new technology and flexibility as project needs change.How it works
You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.
The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 3 screening questions.
About AI training work
AI training work is the human side of building artificial intelligence. People collect and review examples, such as videos of real-world actions, so AI systems can learn how to respond and perform useful tasks.
Quoted from OpenTrain's public listing on 2026-11-15. We don't edit platform copy; honest framing is in the title and the “what this actually is” block above.
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A marketplace where AI teams post paid data work. Data collection jobs include at-home video recording, first-person chore footage and 360-camera vlogging. Most pay per hour of approved video. Each job lists its pay and countries.
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