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Frequently asked questions
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.
Paths and points
What is a path?
A kind of contributor work: recording everyday tasks, scanning objects, controlling robots in simulation, and, coming later, UMI demonstrations. Each path says what you do, where it happens, what you need and which reward program pays for it.
What does “pilot” mean?
Access is invitation-only and released in waves. You ask to join a path in the app and staff approve each person.
Can I start a coming path?
Not yet: it is not built. Its page collects your email instead, and we write once, when it opens.
When do my points count?
After a review hold: 3 days in the Simulation program, 7 days in Real-world data. Then they are counted in the next epoch of their program.
Do I need a wallet to start?
No. Points are recorded in the ledger without one, and cash payouts have not started. A wallet you link receives nothing for its first 72 hours.
Privacy
You film your own hands in your own space. We treat that as yours.
Faces and text
Blurred or redacted before any dataset leaves the real-data module. If redaction fails, the build fails.Your email
Stored only in the account system. Every other part of the platform sees an opaque user id.Consent
Before your first capture you see what is recorded and how it is used, for each kind of work.Deletion
Ask, and your recordings and scans are purged from every module, not just hidden.