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Record
Hand Line Data Technology
Real skilled work, captured for AI.
First-person video of trained hands doing hard jobs in real workplaces, recorded with consent and delivered to your spec.
AI-generated illustration.
From human hands to robot hands
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Capture
The camera records the hands and fingers up close, from the worker's own view.
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Train
AI and robotics teams use that footage to teach robots the same skilled task.
All images and video on this site are AI-generated illustrations, not real footage. The robot shown is a generic design, not any company's product.
What we do
A data collection partner for teams training robots and AI on physical work.
We record first-person (head- or chest-mounted) video of skilled people doing real tasks in real working environments, and deliver footage that matches your capture spec.
Skilled tasks, not busywork
Hard, hands-on jobs that take training, like commercial kitchen prep and line cooking, trades, and repair work.
Recorded to your spec
Your rigs or ours, your angles, durations and labeling rules. You pay for accepted footage.
Consent first
Every recorder and workplace signs up in writing. Faces, customers and private information stay out of frame.
Video only by default. Audio is recorded only if a project needs it and every person in range agrees in writing.
We record the whole task, mistakes and corrections included.
How we'll work with you
Every project starts small and is built around your spec.
We review your spec
We'll walk through your task list, rig, angles and labeling rules before anyone records.
We run a small test
A short sample comes first, so you can approve quality before anything scales.
Skilled workers record the task
Skilled workers record their hands at work, doing the task as your spec describes it.
We adjust from your feedback
Tell us what to fix and we'll adjust the next batch.
EXAMPLE, not a customer dataset
What a buyer receives
Footage
- Original first-person video files
- A task description for each clip
- Timestamps for each step of the task
Data and quality
- Metadata: task type, setting, camera position, clip length
- A quality-check report
Paperwork and delivery
- Consent and licensing paperwork for every person and workplace
- Organized delivery folders to your spec
How a pilot works
Four steps from spec to scale.
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You
Share your spec
Task types, rig, hours needed, acceptance rules.
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We
Match it to workplaces
We match your spec to consenting workplaces and trained recorders.
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We
Run a small paid pilot
We deliver footage for your review.
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Together
Accept and scale
You accept what meets spec, and we scale from there.
Why real-world data matters
$5 trillionHumanoid robot market by 2050, with more than 1 billion humanoids in use.
Source: Morgan Stanley Research, May 14, 2025.
Source: Morgan Stanley Research, May 14, 2025.
6.5 millionHumanoid robots shipped worldwide per year by 2035, a $138 billion market.
Source: Goldman Sachs Physical AI report, as reported by 24/7 Wall St., Sept 14, 2026.
Source: Goldman Sachs Physical AI report, as reported by 24/7 Wall St., Sept 14, 2026.
10xGrowth in demand for robot training data in one year; customers that once asked for 1,000 hours now want 10,000 to 100,000.
Source: Encord, via Business Insider, Oct 15, 2026.
Source: Encord, via Business Insider, Oct 15, 2026.
100,000 yearsThe "data gap" between the text used to train chatbots and the data robots have today.
Source: Ken Goldberg, UC Berkeley, Science Robotics, Aug 27, 2025.
Source: Ken Goldberg, UC Berkeley, Science Robotics, Aug 27, 2025.
Forecasts are projections from their publishers, not guarantees.
What leaders are saying
"The next wave of AI is physical AI. AI that understands the laws of physics. AI that can work among us."
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA
Computex keynote, June 2024 (Business Insider)
"It is widely agreed in the robotics world that data is the key bottleneck."
Kyle Chan, Fellow, Brookings Institution
Business Insider, Oct 15, 2026
"There's not enough people doing these jobs, so the market's massive."
Brett Adcock, CEO of Figure AI
AP News, Nov 5, 2023
"This is how the great knowledge transfer happens from humans to robots."
Josh Gruenstein, CEO of Tutor Intelligence
Business Insider, Oct 15, 2026
In the news
Inside the global race to train robots on human work
Business Insider · Oct 15, 2026
Tech companies desperately want to film you doing chores
The Verge · May 29, 2026
How filming your chores could train the android butlers of the future
CNN Business · Apr 4, 2026
Are we truly on the verge of the humanoid robot revolution?
UC Berkeley News · Aug 27, 2025
Hand Line Data Technology is not affiliated with these companies, people or publications.
Where we're headed
The easiest, most trustworthy way for physical AI teams to get real-world skilled work on video.
We're building a network of skilled workplaces and experienced workers across the United States, with a focus on food service, hospitality and the trades.
Non-exclusive; we work with multiple buyers.
Sign up as a buyer or a workplace.
Send the form that fits you and we'll reply by email.
For workers: the basics
- You're paid per accepted hour at a rate agreed before you record.
- You'll know who owns the footage and how it's used before you sign.
- You can stop at any time.
- Full worker terms come with each project.
Prefer email? Write to info@handlinedata.com
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Privacy Policy
Effective date: November 10, 2026
Hand Line Data Technology ("Hand Line," "we," "us") respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect through www.handlinedata.com and our services, and how we use it.
1. Information we collect
Information you choose to send us: when you use a sign-up form, we receive the details you entered (such as name, company or trade, email, phone, and notes). We receive only what you send.
Recording program information: if you join a recording project, we collect the information needed to run it, such as your contact details, signed consent forms, and payment details, under a separate written agreement.
2. What we do not collect on this website
This website does not use cookies, analytics, advertising trackers, or account logins.
Form submissions
When you submit a form on this site, your answers are stored in our Google Forms account so we can reply. We use them only to respond and to match projects. We don't sell them. Ask us at info@handlinedata.com to delete yours.
3. How we use information
To respond to inquiries, evaluate partnership and pilot requests, run recording projects you have agreed to, pay participants, and meet legal obligations.
4. How we share information
We do not sell or rent personal information. We share recorded footage with buyers only as allowed by the written consent of the people and workplaces involved, and only after faces, customers, and private information have been kept out of frame or removed. We may share information with service providers who help us operate (such as email and secure file storage), with professional advisers, or when required by law.
5. Retention
We keep inquiries and form submissions only as long as needed to respond and follow up. We keep consent records and project information for as long as required by our agreements and the law.
6. Your choices
You may ask us to access, correct, or delete your personal information, or to stop contacting you, by emailing info@handlinedata.com. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under state privacy laws, and we will honor valid requests.
7. Children
Our website and services are not directed to anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect information from minors, and we never record minors.
8. Changes
We may update this policy. The effective date above shows when it last changed.
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Security & Data Handling
Effective date: November 10, 2026
Trust is the core of our work. These are the standards every Hand Line project follows.
1. Consent first
Every recorder and every workplace agrees in writing before any recording takes place. Anyone can stop recording or withdraw from a project by telling us.
Video only by default. Audio is recorded only if a project needs it and every person in range agrees in writing.
2. Where we draw the line
We do not record real patients or medical care, private homes, anyone under 18, or customer-facing and public areas.
3. Privacy in the frame
Recording is first-person and focused on the hands and the task. Faces, customers, screens with personal information, and other private details are kept out of frame, and footage that captures them is removed or blurred before delivery.
4. Access and transfer
Footage and consent records are stored with access limited to the people who need it for the project, and delivered to buyers through secure, access-controlled transfer.
5. Purpose limits
Footage is used only for the purposes the workplace and recorder agreed to in writing.
6. Workplace confidentiality
We will sign a mutual confidentiality agreement with any workplace that asks, and we do not name partner workplaces publicly without their permission.
7. Reporting a concern
If you have a security or privacy concern, email info@handlinedata.com and we will respond promptly.
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Terms of Use
Effective date: November 10, 2026
1. About this website
www.handlinedata.com is operated by Hand Line Data Technology. By using this website you agree to these terms.
2. Information only
Content on this website is for general information. It is not an offer, a quote, or a binding commitment. Any project, pilot, or payment is governed only by a separate signed written agreement.
3. Your submissions
Information you send us must be accurate and yours to share. Do not send confidential information, footage, or personal information about other people through the sign-up forms.
4. Intellectual property
The Hand Line Data Technology name, logo, text, and images on this website belong to Hand Line Data Technology and may not be copied or used without permission.
5. No warranties
This website is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind.
6. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, Hand Line Data Technology is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from use of this website.
7. Links
Links to other websites are provided for convenience; we are not responsible for their content.
8. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.
9. Changes
We may update these terms at any time by posting a new version here.