Freelancers In China Earn RM3,700 A Month Teaching Robots To Do Household Chores

According to South China Morning Post, these workers meticulously repeat tasks like opening bottles, wiping tables, and picking up cups while wearing sensor bracelets.

The collected data is then fed into artificial intelligence systems to teach robots how to perform everyday tasks in places such as kitchens and supermarkets.

Advertised widely on social platforms, these roles attract everyone from unemployed individuals to students seeking flexible hours.

"Rather than training robots, it feels more like teaching a 2-year-old child," a 40-year-old trainer named Liu Yun said.

Liu turned to the industry after losing her automotive job. Operating out of a Beijing studio, her every scrub and movement is monitored on large screens that rank worker productivity.

For Liu, washing dishes 200 times a day quickly became a physically exhausting nightmare.

For others, the job offers a strange kind of flexibility.

Guo Hongjuan works from home for six hours a day, arranging books and wiping tables, which allows her to care for her child while earning a steady income.

As they sweep roads and avoid electric bicycles, their unpredictable movements are captured to help robots understand real-world environments.

The trend has sparked a fierce debate online, with some dubbing it a "cyber assembly line" for the modern age.