Lightwheel releases 100k hours of egocentric video to tackle robotics' data problem
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-09-08
On RoboPapers episode 102, Lightwheel's CEO explains why egocentric data is a compelling fix for robotics' data problem: it's cheap to collect, captures the breadth of real human tasks, and respects real physics. Lightwheel just released 100,000 hours of high-quality egocentric video spanning cleaning, assembly, construction and retail tasks, available on Hugging Face.
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