Off-the-Shelf Egocentric Video Datasets for AI and Robotics

Preview ready-to-license first-person video recorded with wearable cameras. Built for robotics, embodied AI and computer vision teams that want to evaluate real-world data before committing to a custom collection project.

Real-World Activities

AI Training Data

Different Environments

Custom Data Collection

50,000+

Hours of Video Collected

Real-world first-person recordings across multiple industries.

500+

Data Collection Projects

Successfully delivered datasets for AI and robotics applications.

15+

Countries Covered

Diverse participants, environments, and use cases for robust AI training.

First-person video sample: chopping vegetables (household egocentric dataset)
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Chopping vegetables

Household

Training bimanual grasp and re-grasp policies on deformable objects. Captures the stabilising hand, mid-task re-grips, and natural recovery from slip.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: cleaning the home (household egocentric dataset)
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Cleaning the Home

Household

Training whole-body mobile manipulation across a lived-in space — reaching, wiping, and clearing surfaces amid natural clutter.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: desk cleaning (household egocentric dataset)
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Desk Cleaning

Household

Training tabletop tidying — grasping mixed small objects, wiping the surface, and returning items to place.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: folding clothes (sample 1) (household egocentric dataset)
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Folding Clothes (Sample 1)

Household

Training bimanual manipulation of highly deformable fabric — flattening, aligning edges, and forming repeatable folds.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

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    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: making a bed (household egocentric dataset)
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Making a Bed

Household

Training large-fabric handling over a wide workspace — spreading, smoothing, and tucking sheets that drape and buckle.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: folding clothes (sample 2) (household egocentric dataset)
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Folding Clothes (Sample 2)

Household

Training load-and-unload manipulation at an appliance — transferring limp garments into and out of a drum and operating controls.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: washing clothes in a washing machine (household egocentric dataset)
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Washing Clothes in a Washing Machine

Household

Training load-and-unload manipulation at an appliance — transferring limp garments into and out of a drum and operating controls.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: cooking eggs (household egocentric dataset)
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Cooking Eggs

Household

Training contact-rich cooking manipulation — cracking, pouring, and pan handling with a tool under changing material state.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: cooking chapati (household egocentric dataset)
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Cooking Chapati

Household

Training dexterous deformable-dough manipulation — rolling, shaping, flipping, and pan transfer of soft, sticky material.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: making burgers at home (household egocentric dataset)
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Making Burgers at Home

Household

Training repetitive bimanual food assembly — stacking, portioning, and ordered layering across many identical units.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: cooking rice (household egocentric dataset)
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Cooking Rice

Household

Training multi-step food prep — measuring, rinsing, pouring, and pot handling through a sequenced cooking process.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: cooking food (household egocentric dataset)
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Cooking Food

Household

Training long-horizon kitchen manipulation — combining tool-use, pouring, stirring, and heat-side handling across a full recipe.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: washing clothes by hand (household egocentric dataset)
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Washing Clothes by Hand

Household

Training wet deformable-fabric manipulation — scrubbing, wringing, and rinsing limp cloth under changing weight and grip.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: ironing clothes (household egocentric dataset)
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Ironing Clothes

Household

Training repetitive bimanual food assembly — stacking, portioning, and ordered layering across many identical units.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: organising items in a room (household egocentric dataset)
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Organising Items in a Room

Household

Training whole-body pick-and-place across a cluttered space — sorting mixed objects and returning them to defined locations.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: cleaning beside shelf (household egocentric dataset)
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Cleaning Beside Shelf

Household

Training constrained-space wiping and reaching — cleaning narrow, partially occluded areas around fixed furniture.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: cleaning window (household egocentric dataset)
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Cleaning Window

Household

Training vertical-surface tool-use — sustained wiping over a large flat plane with consistent coverage and pressure.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: origami / sequence angle (household egocentric dataset)
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Origami / sequence angle

Household

Training long-horizon deformable manipulation through multi-step paper folding. Captures ordered fold sequences, crease reinforcement, and mid-task re-alignment.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: organising books in a bookshelf (household egocentric dataset)
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Organising Books in a Bookshelf

Household

Training precise placement of rigid objects into tight slots — grasping, orienting, and inserting books against neighbours.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: organising utensils in a rack (household egocentric dataset)
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Organising Utensils in a Rack

Household

Training placement of varied rigid objects into structured holders — orientation and slotting under spatial constraint.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: making a bed and arranging cushions (household egocentric dataset)
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Making a Bed and Arranging Cushions

Household

Training bimanual assembly of soft goods — stuffing, shaping, and arranging compliant filled material.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: watering plant (household egocentric dataset)
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Watering Plant

Household

Training controlled pouring and reach — guiding liquid to targets while managing container weight and spill.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: washing utensils (sample 1) (household egocentric dataset)
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Washing Utensils (Sample 1)

Household

Training wet-object bimanual manipulation — grasping slippery items, scrubbing with a tool, rinsing, and controlled placement.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: washing utensils (sample 2) (household egocentric dataset)
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Washing Utensils (Sample 2)

Household

Training wet-object bimanual manipulation — grasping slippery items, scrubbing with a tool, rinsing, and controlled placement.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: washing utensils (sample 3) (household egocentric dataset)
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Washing Utensils (Sample 3)

Household

Training wet-object bimanual manipulation — grasping slippery items, scrubbing with a tool, rinsing, and controlled placement.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: cutting metal with an angle grinder (fabrication egocentric dataset)
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Cutting metal with an angle grinder

Fabrication

Training two-hand operation of a high-force powered tool against rigid material. Captures the firm dual-grip, controlled feed into the cut, and steady reaction-force management as the grinder bites — high-load tool-use that free-space manipulation data can't provide.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: metal welding (fabrication egocentric dataset)
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Metal Welding

Fabrication

Training precise tool guidance under an active high-energy process. Captures the hand striking and maintaining an arc — controlled electrode angle, standoff distance, and steady travel along the joint — fine positioning under extreme conditions that no simulated data reproduces.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: cutting grass with a sickle (agriculture egocentric dataset)
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Cutting grass with a sickle

Agriculture

Training bimanual tool-use on compliant vegetation in unstructured terrain. Captures the coordinated split of roles — one hand bunching and tensioning grass, the other drawing a curved blade through it — under variable resistance that clean tabletop tool data can't reproduce.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: harvesting chillies (agriculture egocentric dataset)
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Harvesting chillies

Agriculture

Training bimanual selective picking on live plants in unstructured field conditions. Captures one hand steadying the stem while the other locates and detaches ripe produce without damaging the plant — delicate targeted harvesting that clean tabletop data can't reproduce

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: soldering a circuit board (industrial egocentric dataset)
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Soldering a circuit board

Industrial

Training precision bimanual tool-use for electronics assembly. Captures the steadying hand fixturing the board while the tool hand places the iron with sub-millimetre accuracy — controlled contact, dwell, and withdrawal that vision-only policies can't learn.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: handling sheet-metal parts (industrial egocentric dataset)
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Handling sheet-metal parts

Industrial

Training whole-body bimanual handling of large rigid parts in a working facility. Captures lifting, orienting, and placing heavy sheet-metal panels — including two-person coordinated moves — behaviours that tabletop manipulation data can't provide.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: screen printing (industrial egocentric dataset)
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Screen printing

Industrial

Training bimanual handling of large flexible-framed tools in a production setting. Captures lifting, positioning, and registering a screen-print frame — two-hand control of an awkward, semi-rigid object against a fixed print bed that tabletop data can't reproduce.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: operating a power press (industrial egocentric dataset)
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Operating a power press

Industrial

Training bimanual guidance of deformable fabric through a powered machine. Captures both hands feeding, aligning, and tensioning cloth under the needle in real time — continuous fine control of limp material that tabletop pick-and-place data can't provide.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: ironing fabric (industrial egocentric dataset)
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Ironing fabric

Industrial

Training bimanual pressing of deformable material with a handheld tool. Captures one hand smoothing and positioning cloth while the other guides the iron with controlled pressure and path — coordinated flatten-and-press behaviour on limp fabric that rigid manipulation data lacks.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: trimming garment threads (industrial egocentric dataset)
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Trimming garment threads

Industrial

Training fine bimanual manipulation of soft fabric with a small tool. Captures both hands working in close coordination — one holding and tensioning cloth, the other trimming stray threads — precise close-range work on deformable material that rigid-object policies never encounter.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

First-person video sample: packing metal parts (industrial egocentric dataset)
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Packing metal parts

Industrial

Training bimanual pick-and-pack from bulk clutter into flexible packaging. Captures reaching into a mixed bin, grasping small rigid parts, and inserting them into limp plastic bags — the combined rigid-grasp plus deformable-bag handling that real packing lines demand.

  • VOLUME

    268 hrs

  • PARTICIPANTS

    24 operators

  • RESOLUTION + FPS

    1080p. 30 fps

  • CAMERA RIG

    Head-mounted

  • CAMERA

    iPhone 14 Pro

  • FORMAT

    MP4

  • SCALABLE TO

    1,000 hrs 8 weeks lead time

About This Dataset

What Is an Egocentric Off-the-Shelf (OTS) Video Dataset?

An egocentric off-the-shelf (OTS) video dataset is a set of first-person recordings that has already been collected and can be licensed for AI training. The footage is captured with wearable cameras, so it shows tasks the way the person doing them sees them: hands, tools, objects and environment in one continuous view.

Because the data already exists, you can open samples, check that the activities, camera setup and video quality match your model, and start training sooner than with a new collection project. If you need a scenario, location or device that the samples do not cover, our custom egocentric video data collection service records it for you. Other data types are available as OTS datasets for multi-camera video, images and audio.

Real first-person footage across household, fabrication, agriculture and industrial tasks

Samples you can preview before you request a dataset

Per-video specifications: volume, participants, resolution and frame rate, camera rig, camera, format and scalability

Annotation and customisation available on top of existing data

Use Cases

What Egocentric Video Data Is Used For

First-person video supports several kinds of AI models. These are the most common.

Robot manipulation learning

Egocentric video shows how people grasp, re-grasp and handle objects from the hands' point of view, which is the viewpoint a robot learns from when training manipulation policies.

Human activity recognition

First-person recordings of everyday and industrial tasks give action-recognition and activity-understanding models real, varied examples across household, fabrication, agriculture and industrial settings.

Embodied AI and vision-language models

Wearable-camera footage ties what a person sees to what they do next, useful for embodied agents, task planning and models that connect video with language.

Task and process understanding

Step-by-step workflows such as welding, soldering, packing or cleaning help models learn how multi-step tasks unfold and where mistakes happen.

Need labels as well? See our egocentric video annotation services.

Egocentric OTS Dataset FAQs

Answers to common questions about off-the-shelf egocentric video data.

An Egocentric Off-the-Shelf (OTS) dataset is a pre-collected first-person video dataset that is immediately available for AI model training, research, robotics, embodied AI, and computer vision applications without requiring a custom data collection project.

Egocentric OTS datasets are widely used in robotics, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, retail, AR/VR, autonomous systems, industrial automation, and academic AI research.

Datasets may include household activities, warehouse operations, industrial workflows, retail interactions, healthcare procedures, cooking, cleaning, object handling, navigation, and other real-world human activities captured from a first-person perspective.

Yes. Existing datasets can often be extended with additional annotations, metadata, or supplemented with custom data collection to meet specific AI training requirements.

Yes. Video annotation services such as object tracking, bounding boxes, semantic segmentation, action labeling, event tagging, and quality validation can be provided alongside off-the-shelf datasets.

Browse the samples above and open any video to see its description and specifications. Then use the contact button on this page and tell us your use case, the activities you need and the volume you are looking for. We will reply with the matching dataset options.

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