Robot training data in Mexico
5 companies with workers here, 1 datasets collected here and 3 sourced events. Reported robot-data pay runs $5 to $20 an hour, 2.5× to 9.8× the local minimum wage.
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data collection audio videorobotics data
Minimum wage
- $353 a month, about $2.04 an hour (ILOSTAT, 2024)
Pay reported
| Work | USD per hour | × min wage | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar Robotics teleoperators (Mexico, Colombia, Philippines) | $5 to $20 | 6.1× | 2026 | businessinsider. |
Companies with workers here
Datasets collected here
- Appen egocentric robotics video ~60,000 hours/month capacity abc.
net. Major outletau ↗
Events
- 2026-09-20 Appen collects 60,000 hours of egocentric video a month
Up to 5,000 contributors worldwide record first-person video for robot training. abc.net. Major outletau ↗ - 2026-08-19 Generalist ships data-capture grippers to Mexico
Camera-fitted pincer grippers sent to collectors for robot-free data capture. wired.com ↗ Major outlet - 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
On-the-ground evidence
- Appen (video contributors)
including India, Canada, the US, Brazil, Mexico and the Philippines
abc.net. Major outletau ↗
Every row links to its source, and hovering a link shows the quote it rests on. Research compiled 2026-10-05. Method