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Workers Don Motion Trackers, Cameras to Teach AI Their Jobs

Workers are wearing motion-tracking suits and cameras to record their physical tasks, providing data sets used to train robots in human movement. This practice aims to bridge the gap between human dexterity and automated labor by teaching machines to replicate complex, real-world actions. By digitizing physical workflows, companies seek to develop robots capable of performing nuanced manual tasks that were previously difficult to automate.

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