← Legendre

ROBOTICS DATA COLLECTION & ANNOTATION

Human data
for robotics.

Human demonstration recordings and annotation of your existing data. Start with one task, a clear specification and a pilot your team can evaluate.

Discuss a robotics pilot See an example brief

ONE TASK. A CLEAR DATA CONTRACT.

01

Define the task.

The action, setting and evidence your team needs.

02

Capture or annotate.

New human recordings, existing material, or both.

03

Review the result.

Agreed labels, documented checks and usable files.

Scope, budget and acceptance criteria agreed before production.

TWO WAYS TO START

Build the data.
Make it useful.

For robotics and embodied AI teams with a specific data requirement.

01 / HUMAN DEMONSTRATIONS

Record the work
you need to study.

Commission people to perform and record a defined physical task. Agree the environment, camera view, task variations and recording requirements around your intended use.

  • A task script and capture specification
  • A small sample to check the setup
  • Recordings and metadata in the agreed format

Equipment, locations, participant requirements and usage rights are scoped for each pilot.

02 / ANNOTATION & REVIEW

Turn existing material
into clear records.

Bring your recordings or other project data. We scope the annotation and review work around the labels, evidence and export format your team needs.

  • Task descriptions and action segments
  • Outcomes and exceptions using your rubric
  • Reviewed labels with uncertainty and correction notes

Label definitions and review coverage are agreed on a sample before a larger batch.

AN EXAMPLE PILOT BRIEF

One action.
Enough detail
to judge it.

“Move a cup from a marked start position onto a tray.” A simple task still needs a shared definition of the recording and its labels.

Illustrative scope only. This is a proposed brief, not footage from a client project.

Task & setting
One person, a tabletop, a cup and a tray. Define the starting position and what counts as a completed placement.
Capture specification
Agree the camera view, resolution and frame rate. Keep the hand, object and target visible through the action. Confirm permitted variations and exclude unrelated people or private material.
Annotation
Define the boundaries for reach, grasp, move and release. Record the outcome and flag anything the recording does not make clear.
Delivery
Recordings with stable clip IDs, a metadata manifest, an annotation file and review notes. Agree timestamp units, label definitions and file structure in advance.
Acceptance
Check a sample together. Agree visibility requirements, permitted timing tolerance, review coverage and how uncertain or rejected items are handled before production.

FROM BRIEF TO PILOT

Agree the standard.
Then build the batch.

The pilot should help you decide whether to expand, revise the specification or stop.

  1. 01

    Scope

    Share the task, intended use and data you already have. Agree deliverables, rights, access, retention, budget and timing.

  2. 02

    Calibrate

    Review a small sample together. Resolve unclear instructions and settle the acceptance criteria.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Receive the agreed files with review notes and known limitations. Assess their fit in your own workflow before scaling.

Read our guide to briefing an AI data project

BEFORE WE START

Fit comes first.

Can we combine capture and annotation?

Yes. Scope new human recordings and annotation in one pilot, or start with a review of material you already have. The brief defines what is included in each stage.

Does human video include robot action data?

Human demonstration video shows an action being performed. It does not automatically include robot commands, joint states or sensor measurements. Your research team should confirm how it will use the recordings. Robot teleoperation and instrumented robot collection require a separate capability assessment.

What formats and volumes can you support?

We confirm those against your requirements before committing. Start with the sample structure your pipeline expects, the initial batch size and the decision the pilot should support.

How are rights and sensitive material handled?

The project agreement specifies source permissions, participant permissions where needed, permitted uses, storage, access and retention. Share a high-level description through the enquiry form; agree a suitable transfer route before sharing project files or sensitive data.

START WITH YOUR TASK

What does your
robotics team need?

Tell us the task, whether you need new recordings or annotation, and what a useful pilot would deliver.

Discuss your pilot