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Earn with your phone. Teach robots new skills.

Record everyday activities, scan real objects, or control robots with your phone. Your contributions help robots learn new skills — and useful work can earn rewards.

Join the contributor pilotExplore ways to earn
  • No robot required
  • No experience needed
  • Start with your phone

Early-access pilot: accepted work earns points. Cash payouts have not started yet.

Three ways to earn with Robotensor

Choose how you want to contribute.

You don’t need to be a robotics expert. Just pick a task, follow the instructions, and start contributing.

01

Record everyday tasks

Your everyday activities can help train robots.

Fold clothes, organize objects, prepare food, open drawers, or complete other simple tasks at home.

Wear your phone on your head or chest and record what you’re doing from your point of view.

What you’ll do:

  • Choose an available recording task.
  • Follow the instructions and record yourself completing it.
  • Review your video and submit it.
  • Earn points when your contribution is accepted.

What you need: A smartphone and a head or chest mount.

Start recording — Request access
02

Scan real-world objects

Turn everyday objects into 3D training assets.

Robots need to understand the objects around them. Help build their training environments using objects you already have.

Use your phone to capture household objects from different angles. Robotensor processes these captures into 3D assets for robotics simulation.

What you’ll do:

  • Choose an object from an available task.
  • Walk around it and capture different angles.
  • Follow the app’s guidance for better scans.
  • Submit your scan for review and earn points for accepted work.

What you need: A smartphone. Some phones may require a printed scan card.

Start scanning — Request access
03

Control robots with your phone

Move your phone. Control a robot. Teach it new skills.

Become a robot operator without owning a robot.

Use your phone as a motion controller to guide a robot arm in simulation. Practise picking up objects, moving items, opening drawers, and completing other manipulation tasks.

Every successful demonstration can help robots learn how to perform real-world actions.

What you’ll do:

  • Choose an available robot task.
  • Connect your phone to the simulation using a QR code.
  • Move your phone to guide the robot while watching it on your computer.
  • Complete the task and submit your demonstration for review.
  • Earn points when your work is accepted.

What you need: A smartphone and a computer screen. No physical robot required.

Start controlling — Request access

Getting started is simple

From your phone to your first contribution.

  1. Step 1

    Join Robotensor

    Request access to the contributor pilot and choose the types of tasks you’re interested in.

  2. Step 2

    Get the app

    Once invited, install the Robotensor app on your phone.

  3. Step 3

    Learn with practice

    Follow simple, guided tutorials. Try your first tasks without affecting your contributor record.

  4. Step 4

    Contribute and earn

    Complete available tasks, submit your work, and see the review results. Accepted contributions earn points during the pilot.

Join the contributor pilot

How earning works

Get rewarded for useful contributions.

Every task has a purpose. Robotensor evaluates contributions to determine whether they meet quality requirements and are useful for robotics development.

  1. Complete tasks

    Follow task instructions and submit your recording, scan, or robot demonstration.

  2. Pass quality review

    We check submissions for quality, completeness, originality, and usefulness.

  3. Earn rewards

    Accepted contributions earn points during the pilot. The longer-term goal is to reward contributors for valuable work.

Rewards are based on quality, not just quantity.

Good contributions matter more than submitting as many tasks as possible. Duplicate, recycled, manipulated, or low-quality submissions may be rejected.

Pilot reward status

Robotensor is currently in its early-access pilot. Cash payouts are not yet active. Accepted contributions earn points in a recorded ledger. We will announce payout eligibility, conversion rules, and timing before cash payouts begin.

No earnings amount or future cash value is guaranteed.

How rewards work

Anyone can help robots learn.

You don’t need a robot. You don’t need robotics experience.

Robots learn from demonstrations, environments, and practice.

Some of that knowledge comes from advanced robotics laboratories. But everyday people can contribute too.

  • Your recordings help robots understand how people perform real tasks.

  • Your scans help expand the objects and environments robots can practise with.

  • Your robot demonstrations provide examples of how tasks can be performed through robot actions.

Together, these contributions help build better robot intelligence.

Small tasks. Real contributions. A smarter generation of robots.

You’re in control of your data

Contribute with confidence.

  • You control recording. Recording starts when you choose to record, and you review what you submit.

  • Privacy matters. Submitted data may undergo authorized quality review. Faces are blurred before recordings are released in datasets.

  • Real contributions are protected. Robotensor uses device verification and submission checks to help detect duplicated, fabricated, or manipulated contributions.

  • Clear feedback. When a contribution is rejected, you’ll receive a reason explaining the decision.

Frequently asked questions

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Can anyone become a contributor?

Robotensor is designed to let people contribute using smartphones, without robotics experience. Access is currently invitation-only and released in waves. Some tasks and reward eligibility may depend on your country or device.

Do I need to own a robot?

No. You can record everyday tasks, scan objects, and control robots in simulation. Robot-control tasks currently require a computer screen in addition to your phone.

What phone do I need?

The app supports Android 10 or newer and iPhones running iOS 16.4 or newer, subject to device compatibility and pilot availability.

Some features work better with AR-capable phones. Alternative scanning methods may be available on other supported devices.

Can I really earn money?

Robotensor is building a contribution network that rewards useful work. During the current pilot, accepted contributions earn points, but cash payouts have not started.

Payout terms, timing, and eligibility will be announced before payouts begin.

How much can I earn?

Earnings will depend on available tasks, accepted contributions, and their value. We haven’t published earning estimates or payout rates yet.

Do I need special equipment?

Most tasks use your phone. Everyday video recording requires a head or chest mount. Some scanning tasks may require a printed scan card. Robot control currently needs a computer display.

How do I know whether my work was accepted?

You can check the review result in the app. Rejected contributions include a reason. Questions can be raised with our community support team on Discord (opens in a new tab).

Can I contribute from my country?

The pilot is opening in waves, and some tasks may be region-specific. Submit your country during registration to see whether access is available.

Who is Robotensor?

Robotensor develops robot intelligence and the data infrastructure that helps robots learn. We also operate Attune, a robotics-focused network on Bittensor, where models and contributions can be evaluated.

Our goal is to make robot development more open and enable people around the world to participate.

Learn more about Robotensor

Your phone can help build the future of robotics.

Ready to get started?

Choose how you want to contribute. Learn the process. Complete your first task.

Join the contributor pilot

No robotics experience required. No physical robot needed.

Limited pilot access · Payouts not yet active