Backed by Y Combinator

Augment records real‑world skilled work to train physical AI.

First‑person video of real workers in real workplaces, with time‑aligned IMU, recorded to your spec. On track for tens of thousands of hours a month.

First-person view from a head-worn camera: the worker's left hand feeds solder wire while the right hand holds a soldering iron to a small circuit board.
Head camera + IMU Real workplace, not staged Hand soldering · electronics assembly

The data

First-person video of skilled hands at work.

Real workers doing their own jobs, filmed from a head-worn camera with a motion sensor. Stereo head rigs and wrist cameras when your spec calls for them.

Standard

Head camera + IMU

Every recording: first‑person video with time‑aligned motion data.

To your spec

Stereo head rigs

Two cameras on the head when your models need depth.

On request

Wrist cameras

A close view of the grip and the tool.

Delivery

Every clip arrives time‑aligned and documented.

Video and IMU share one timeline. Each delivery carries camera intrinsics, a per-clip manifest and a QC sheet. Prefer one file? Take video and IMU together as a single MCAP‑style file.

Video + IMU · 12 seconds of one clip Gyroscope · rad/sxyz
0.4 0 −0.4 −0.8 Head turnthe frame blurs, the gyro swings

Real gyroscope readings from these 12 seconds of the clip, downsampled for display.

Show values
Gyroscope readings in radians per second, every 0.4 seconds
t (s)xyz
0.00.010.010.01
0.40.010.01−0.00
0.80.00−0.010.01
1.2−0.010.01−0.02
1.6−0.01−0.00−0.02
2.0−0.020.010.00
2.40.010.05−0.02
2.8−0.13−0.02−0.03
3.2−0.62−0.230.03
3.6−0.080.100.02
4.00.200.06−0.01
4.40.210.13−0.10
4.80.09−0.010.03
5.2−0.040.030.03
5.60.000.020.02
6.00.02−0.020.02
6.40.020.010.00
6.8−0.03−0.030.00
7.2−0.02−0.020.01
7.60.01−0.030.02
8.00.010.04−0.00
8.40.030.020.01
8.80.030.050.00
9.20.010.01−0.00
9.60.010.020.00
10.00.09−0.280.09
10.4−0.080.07−0.01
10.80.020.050.03
11.2−0.020.010.02
11.60.03−0.01−0.00
  • Video

    Head-camera footage, with stereo or wrist views to your spec.

  • IMU

    Accelerometer and gyroscope, time‑aligned to the video.

  • Camera intrinsics

    Lens and camera parameters with every delivery.

  • Per-clip manifest

    Task, environment and timing for each clip.

  • QC sheet

    A quality-check record with every batch.

  • One file, if you prefer

    Video and IMU together as a single MCAP‑style file.

Environments

Real working sites, not staged sets.

Head camera with IMU in every environment; wrist or stereo cameras to your spec. New sites added every week.

  • 01Manufacturing

    Electronics assembly and testing

    Hand soldering, component placement, board inspection and testing

    Sample on request
  • 02Manufacturing

    CNC and machining

    Loading and unloading parts, tool changes, measuring, deburring

  • 03Manufacturing

    Metal fabrication and welding

    Arc and MIG welding, hardfacing heavy-equipment parts, grinding, cutting

  • 04Manufacturing

    Door and wood manufacturing

    Cutting, routing, assembling and finishing doors and panels

  • 05Manufacturing

    Furniture making

    Carving, joinery, sanding, finishing; rope and rattan weaving

  • 06Manufacturing

    Garment manufacturing

    Sewing-line operations, cutting, finishing, packing

  • 07Manufacturing

    Hand stitching (sports goods)

    Hand-stitching footballs: aligning panels, needlework

  • 08Manufacturing

    Signage and printing

    LED sign assembly, vinyl cutting and stickering

  • 09Installation

    Network and data-center hardware

    Fiber patching (LC/MPO), transceiver swaps (SFP/QSFP) at racks

  • 10Installation

    Electrical installation

    Commercial wiring, panel and fixture fitting

  • 11Installation

    Solar installation

    Mounting rooftop panels, wiring and fixing

  • 12Construction

    Construction and finishing

    Masonry, plastering, wall spray painting, site work

  • 13Service & repair

    Mobile phone repair

    Board-level repair, screen and part replacement

  • 14Service & repair

    AC and refrigeration service

    Unit servicing and cleaning, gas charging, installation

  • 15Service & repair

    EV and motorcycle service

    Diagnosis, battery and motor work, repairs

  • 16Service & repair

    Water plant service

    Water-plant maintenance and part replacement

  • 17Food

    Commercial kitchens and food production

    Multi-step cooking, prep, portioning, packing

  • +Your environment

    Need a different setting?

    Tell us the task. We match sites that agreed to record.

    Talk to us

How a pilot works

From your spec to reviewed hours, in four steps.

  1. 01

    You share your spec

    Tasks, cameras and views, hours and format.

  2. 02

    We match sites

    Working sites that agreed to record, matched to your tasks.

  3. 03

    We record

    Our own person is on site every recording day.

  4. 04

    You review

    QC'd batches arrive with manifest, intrinsics and IMU, ready for your review.

Trust

Know where every hour came from.

Every hour we deliver is recorded with our own person on site, by adults who agreed to wear the camera.

  • Our person on site

    Our own person is there every recording day, so each hour has a known origin.

  • Wearers who agreed

    Every wearer is an adult who agreed to wear the camera.

  • Faces blurred on request

    We blur faces in the footage when your use calls for it.

  • Never published

    We never publish footage. Your project's files go straight to your team.

Contact

Tell us what your model needs to see.

Send your spec, or ask for sample data.

rithwik@augmentdata.co Rithwik, founder Augment Inc. · Backed by Y Combinator (S24)