The Unsung Heroes Data Collectors Who Train Humanoid Robots

How do you train a robot to have flexible limbs and human-like perceptual abilities? The answer lies in intelligent real-scene data factories where young workers wearing motion capture equipment teach robots. At a data collection center, young workers perform the same movements thousands to tens of thousands of times. Specialized equipment precisely captures subtle force methods and action details. As of now, the national interconnected cluster has accumulated over 20 million pieces of localized authentic data; just the first four months of 2026 added over 8 million new entries with year-on-year growth exceeding 120 percent. Industry experts estimate China embodied AI market will reach 400 billion RMB in the next five years.