Robot training data in Colombia
4 companies with workers here, 2 datasets collected here and 9 sourced events. Reported robot-data pay runs $2 to $2 an hour, 1.1× to 1.1× the local minimum wage.
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Minimum wage
- $319 a month, about $1.84 an hour (ILOSTAT, 2024)
Pay reported
| Work | USD per hour | × min wage | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuelan migrant clickworker, Colombia ($320/month) | $1.85 | 1.0× | 2025 | restofworld. |
| Kiwibot remote delivery-robot pilots | up to $2 | 1.1× | 2019 | sfchronicle. |
| Remote delivery-robot pilot (reported 2019) | $2 | 1.1× | 2019 | latimes. |
Companies with workers here
Datasets collected here
- Ego4D 3,670 hours, 74 locations meta.
com ↗ Secondary - Kiwibot remote piloting from Colombia thehustle.
co ↗ Major outlet
Events
- 2026-08-05 Avatar Robotics raises $6.5M for offshore-teleoperated warehouse robots
Warehouse robots are teleoperated by contractors in Mexico, Colombia and the Philippines. businessinsider.com ↗ Major outlet - 2025-05-21 Kiwibot rebrands as Robot.com
Colombian robot firm with 500+ robots in US, Dubai and Saudi Arabia. restofworld.org ↗ Major outlet - 2025-04-16 AI clickwork dries up for Venezuelans in Colombia
Monthly earnings fell from about $500 before 2022 to about $320. restofworld.org ↗ Major outlet - 2025-04 Global Trade Union Alliance of Content Moderators formed
Moderators' unions from nine countries form a global alliance in Nairobi (month uncertain). civictech.guide ↗ Secondary - 2023-04-18 Teleperformance, UNI Americas and Utraclaro sign Colombia agreement
First national implementation of the global union pact. uniglobalunion.org ↗ Secondary - 2022-11-08 Labour Ministry opens investigation into Teleperformance
Ex officio probe announced; shares fell sharply. bloomberglinea.com ↗ Secondary - 2022-10-20 TBIJ/Time: TikTok's $10-a-day moderators in Colombia
Trauma, surveillance and low pay at Teleperformance. thebureauinvestigates.com ↗ Major outlet - 2021-10-14 Meta and university partners release Ego4D
Over 2,200 hours of first-person video from over 700 participants in nine countries, released for embodied perception research. meta.com ↗ Secondary - 2019-05-26 SF Chronicle: US campus delivery robots piloted from Colombia
Kiwibot operators in Colombia earn under $2/hr. sfchronicle.com ↗ Major outlet
On-the-ground evidence
- Kiwibot / Kiwi Campus (remote delivery-robot pilots)
The Colombia workers, who can each handle up to three robots, make less than $2 an hour, which is above the local minimum wage.
sfchronicle.com ↗ Major outlet - Teleperformance Colombia (TikTok moderation)
has more than 42,000 workers in Colombia, making it one of the country's largest private employers
thebureauinvestigates.com ↗ Major outlet
Every row links to its source, and hovering a link shows the quote it rests on. Research compiled 2026-10-05. Method