Sell first-person (egocentric) video to AI labs
AI labs and robotics teams look for video recorded from the worker's point of view, because it shows how hands-on tasks are really done. If your company holds that footage, or ran a program that recorded it with agreement, we can take a summary to a short list of labs we choose for the best quote. Only after you sign does the footage go to a buyer, through us alone, cleaned of personal information.
New to the format? Read what first-person video is. Selling records instead? See how to sell or license your data.
What you need to hold
| Item | What it means |
|---|---|
| Footage | Head, chest or glasses camera video of real work, or screen recordings of software work |
| Labels you already hold | Narration, steps, hand or object labels, and how they were made |
| A list of the clips | Each clip with the date, the wearer, the task and any notes, so it can be tied to a consent form |
| Written consent from each wearer | A signed agreement that names this use |
| A plan for others in frame | How customers, patients and bystanders are blurred, muted or cut |
| A clear owner | A contract or policy that says the company, and not the wearer or a customer, owns the files |
| Where and when it was filmed | Recording and biometric privacy rules differ by place |
Missing something? Tell us anyway. We say plainly what is needed before the footage can be considered, and a straight no if it cannot be.
How it is priced
There is no fixed rate. The amount depends on the market at the time, the hours, how many different people and tasks are covered, the picture quality and how clean the rights are. We prepare the package first, then negotiate. The AI lab that buys pays our broker fee, after the deal closes.
Who it suits
- Companies with 30 or more full-time employees
- Field, shop, kitchen, clinic-adjacent and office work filmed on purpose
- Footage with signed agreements from the people who wore the cameras
Safeguards
- Nothing leaves until you sign and approve a cleaned sample.
- Faces, voices, addresses and customer screens are removed with automated tools, then checked by people.
- Clips with no consent, or filmed in secret, are left out.
- You keep your footage. You license it.
How a deal runs
Tell us what you have
A ten-minute form, then a 30-minute call.
We check rights and fit
Client-held material comes out. We match you to current demand.
You sign with us
You don't sign anything to start. When a buyer or AI lab is interested, we ask for an exclusive broker agreement for three months while we present it.
AI labs quote
Your summary, never your data, goes to a short list. You choose.
Personal details removed
Names become stand-ins like Employee 632, checked by people.
You get paid
The lab accepts the data and pays on the written terms.
For how footage is exported and cleaned, see the company-held video guide.
More on first-person video
- Buy first-person video. What to tell us, and what you receive.
- Egocentric video annotation. The labels buyers ask for, and who adds them.
- Data collection. What to check before licensing a collected set.
Questions about selling first-person video
Who can sell first-person video?
Companies with 30 or more full-time employees that hold footage of their own staff doing real work, or that ran a program where people were filmed under a written agreement. If you run a collection program, tell us how it was set up and we will say whether it fits.
Do I need a consent form from every person who wore a camera?
Yes, in writing, and it should name this use. A line about workplace monitoring in a handbook is rarely enough for a license to an outside party. Your counsel decides what is enough where the footage was made.
What about people who appear in the background?
Faces and voices of customers and bystanders are blurred or removed, and clips that cannot be cleaned are left out. Whether they had to be told at the time depends on where you work.
Do you need to see the raw footage first?
No. We start from a short summary and a cleaned sample that you approve. Raw files stay with you until you sign.
What does it pay?
It depends on the market at the time, the hours, the variety of tasks and people, the quality and the rights. We prepare the package first and the amount is negotiated after, so we do not quote one up front.
Can I keep using my own footage?
Yes. You license the footage, you do not sell it away, so you keep it. Whether the license is exclusive for a term is agreed in the contract, and an exclusive one is priced higher.
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