China Is Training Robots With Human Labor

In a warehouse in China, workers put on VR headsets and repeat simple actions — opening microwaves, wiping tables, folding clothes — not for practice, but to teach robots how to move like humans.

Across the country, government-backed robot training centers are collecting thousands of hours of human movement data. Workers wear motion-capture gear and exoskeletons, performing the same tasks again and again. Some jokingly call themselves “cyber laborers.”

China sees humanoid robots as a solution to labor shortages and an aging population. But for now, progress depends on slow, repetitive human work. Teaching robots turns out to be deeply manual — and deeply human.

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