micro1Data annotation
Remote Household Data Specialist - Video Capture (Japan)
$15/hr
About this role, in micro1's words
Help train the next generation of personal robotics. You'll capture high-quality video demonstrations of everyday household tasks using a UMI gripper, a wearable device that mimics a robot's hand while letting you perform tasks naturally. Your demonstrations become training data that teaches robots how to operate in real homes.
What you'll do
Key Responsibilities
- Capture and submit high-quality, specification-compliant video demonstrations of everyday household tasks using a UMI gripper wearable device.
- Follow detailed, task-specific instructions to ensure all recordings meet rigorous project standards.
- Review feedback from assigned reviewers and iteratively refine your approach to improve data quality.
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- Operate and set up recording equipment and the UMI gripper to accurately mimic real-world hand movements while performing tasks.
- Communicate proactively and clearly with the customer’s project team, both in writing and verbally.
- Maintain a consistent weekly workflow to meet the minimum approved data requirements.
Candidate background
What this role asks for
- UMI Grippers
- Video Capturing
Read from the posting's own words: show the exact sentences
- UMI Grippers: “listed by the platform under required skills: UMI Grippers”
- Video Capturing: “listed by the platform under required skills: Video Capturing”
Quoted from selected sections of micro1's posting. The full posting may state other conditions. Read the full posting
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in micro1's words
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Job Title: Household Data Specialist - Video Capture (Japan)
Job Type: Contractor
Location: Remote, Japan-based.
Job Summary
Help train the next generation of personal robotics. You'll capture high-quality video demonstrations of everyday household tasks using a UMI gripper, a wearable device that mimics a robot's hand while letting you perform tasks naturally. Your demonstrations become training data that teaches robots how to operate in real homes.
Key Responsibilities
• Capture and submit high-quality, specification-compliant video demonstrations of everyday household tasks using a UMI gripper wearable device.
• Follow detailed, task-specific instructions to ensure all recordings meet rigorous project standards.
• Review feedback from assigned reviewers and iteratively refine your approach to improve data quality.
• Operate and set up recording equipment and the UMI gripper to accurately mimic real-world hand movements while performing tasks.
• Communicate proactively and clearly with the customer’s project team, both in writing and verbally.
• Maintain a consistent weekly workflow to meet the minimum approved data requirements.
Required Skills and Qualifications
• Keen attention to detail and demonstrated ability to follow complex specifications precisely.
• Manual dexterity and experience with physical task precision in varied household environments.
• Comfort with operating, wearing, and setting up specialized devices and recording equipment.
• Capacity to incorporate feedback and make iterative improvements to processes and outputs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including openness to prompt feedback exchanges.
• Reliable access to a fully equipped Japanese household environment (kitchen, living spaces, and common items).
• Ability to upload large video files via stable, high-speed internet from your home environment.
• This role involves prolonged use of a VR headset; candidates should be comfortable with extended wear as part of their regular work environment.
Preferred Qualifications
• Genuine curiosity about personal robotics, AI, and emerging technology in home environments.
• Prior experience participating in data collection, usability studies, or similar hands-on projects.
• Patience for repetitive, precision-oriented work and willingness to adapt as project needs evolve.
Compensation structure
We're paying $15 per hour!
This is a Pay-Per-Task (PPT) project. You're paid per hour of approved data that meets the project specifications.
Start Timeline & Availability
We typically fill roles within 48 hours, so we're looking for teammates who are ready to jump in. If selected, we'd love for you to start your first task as soon as you move forward with your application. The expectation is to begin completing tasks within ~24 hours of completing onboarding.
Equipment Requirements
• This project involves performing household tasks while wearing a VR headset and a pair of wearable hand-tracking gloves that capture your hand movements and the visual demonstration. All equipment will be shipped to you at no cost, with full setup and usage instructions provided during onboarding. Please ensure your home environment meets the space, lighting, and connectivity requirements covered during onboarding.
Additional information on Compensation
Quality-Based Compensation
Please note that your tasking compensation will be based on the quality of the data/ videos you submit:
• Not accepted: 50% of your hourly rate
• Accepted + meets quality requirements: 100% of your hourly rate
• Perfect/high-quality + fully follows the guidelines: 120% of your hourly rate
This means that following the project guidelines closely and consistently producing high-quality work gives you the opportunity to earn above your standard hourly rate .
Completion Bonus
In addition to your regular tasking compensation, participants who successfully complete the allotted 15–30 hours of tasking by Friday, September 4 will receive an additional $100 completion bonus .
Working with micro1Pay, getting started and work, from micro1's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Paid in US dollars twice a month through Deel, usually landing around the 5th and the 20th. Nothing is paid until Deel's identity check is done. library.micro1.ai/working/faqs, library.micro1.ai/working/payroll-policy
- Before your first paid task
- An AI interview with micro1's recruiter Zara, then your profile, ID verification, a KarmaCheck background check and the Deel contract. Some pipelines add a quiz or test task. micro1.ai/experts, micro1.ai/ai-interview-guide, library.micro1.ai/getting-started/next-steps-after-certif..., library.micro1.ai/working/faqs, library.micro1.ai/working/what-to-expect
- How much work
- Certification makes you eligible but does not guarantee placement. micro1's FAQ puts the usual commitment at about 15 to 20 hours a week, depending on the client. micro1.ai/experts, library.micro1.ai/working/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, with the contract issued through Deel. library.micro1.ai/policies/understanding-your-expert-agre..., library.micro1.ai/working/deel
Read on the pages linked above on 23 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
Alex's experience on micro1A personal account, not a promise about your project
Alexruns this site and has worked on micro1 himself. Written 31 Aug 2026.
- Every interview I took used an AI interviewer, and some included a timed business exercise of around 25 minutes.
- On later applications, interview reuse on micro1 was often partial, and I still answered questions about one to three additional skills.
- I entered a requested rate for the job. One listing showed about $180 an hour. I requested about $160 and received the rate I entered. Those amounts are approximate, and this describes my application, not proof that a lower request caused acceptance.
- Onboarding and setup came to about 2 hours, with clear materials. Of the three platforms I worked on, it was the easiest transition into work. That is an estimate from my projects, not a platform average.
- On my micro1 project, Hubstaff showed time and mouse or keyboard activity, not screenshots, app names or website history. That describes what I saw, not every possible setup.
- I was paid for hours logged, once every 14 days, and I have not experienced late or incorrect payments. That was my arrangement.
One person's applications, not a promise about yours.
What happens after you apply, first-handHow does the pay compare?Across Data annotation roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from micro1's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Data annotation
Across 58 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 10 platforms, the middle half pays $15 to $50 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $28. This role's top rate, $15, is in the middle half. Of the 30 distinct rates we count, 5 are lower and 20 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Claru | 27 | $10 to $100 · median $28 |
| micro1 (this platform) | 13 | $10 to $80 · median $15 |
| Alignerr | 7 | $24 to $120 |
| Grayder | 3 | $45 to $100 |
| Mercor | 2 | $50 to $65 |
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This listing's history
- First seen here on 24 Aug 2026, and still on micro1's list when we last read it on 12 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by micro1
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- faa2ffcb-d232-46b7-94c1-1f47c98e6c98
Pay as the source states it: “micro1 job record, ideal_hourly_rate: $15–$15/hr”.
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