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Who uses this data
The kinds of teams that want cleaning video
The teams that want this video fall into a few groups: humanoid robot makers, cleaning-robot makers and AI labs building world models. They look for hands in view, real tasks, lots of different places and clear permission from the people on camera.
The kinds of teams
- Humanoid robot makers, who build robots shaped like people, with two arms and hands, meant to do many jobs.
- Cleaning-robot makers. Some build floor scrubbers and vacuums, and others are working on robots that could take on more of the job.
- AI labs building world models and vision-language-action models, which need huge amounts of real video to train on.
What the market looks like
Figure, a humanoid robot company, runs an app called Index that pays people by the minute to record their tasks. In August 2026 it said more than 44,000 people use the app each week and that it had paid them $15 million so far. Cleaning is one of the tasks it lists.
We share that only as an example of the field, and we do not name who uses any hour your crew records.
What they look for
- Hands in view: the full palm and all fingers when handling things
- Real tasks at a normal pace, like pulling trash or wiping a sink that is actually dirty
- Many different places: offices, schools, clinics, warehouses
- Clear permission: everyone in the recording agreed to be recorded during their job
Every item on that list is something your crew controls on a normal shift. A cleaner who agreed to record, with the phone angled down and hands in view, working real accounts in different kinds of buildings, is producing the kind of hour these teams are after.
What other owners ask
Who buys the video my crew records?
We do not name buyers, but we pay you for accepted hours at the rate agreed before work starts.
Why does permission matter so much to these teams?
They need to know the people on camera agreed, which is why everyone in the recording has to agree to be recorded during their job before your crew starts.
Where to read more
These are public examples from other companies. They are not Colby partners or customers.