Sydney startup pays workers $3 extra per hour to train humanoid robots
OpenTraining.AI pays construction workers $3 extra per hour. They wear AI glasses that record their work. The footage trains humanoid robots.
A Sydney startup is paying construction workers to wear AI smart glasses. The glasses monitor their work and feed footage to humanoid robot training systems.
Electrical apprentices at Sydney sites receive $3 extra per hour to wear them. The glasses track hazards.
They guide workers through safety warnings. OpenTraining.AI plans to use the data to train robots.
These robots will do dangerous jobs like handling gas or asbestos. Founder George Bancs cited 188 workplace incidents in Australia last year, including deaths.
Unions are warning the technology could lead to widespread job losses. They are calling for legal protections before humanoid robots become widespread.
Research shows 80 per cent of job tasks could face automation. Chefs, mechanics, warehouse workers and taxi drivers are identified as most at risk.
- 3 dollars extra
- Hourly payment
- 188 last year
- Workplace incidents in Australia
- 80 per cent
- Job tasks exposed to automation
- OpenTraining.AI
- Startup
Why it mattersHumanoid robot technology is advancing. Workers and unions are demanding protection. They want to know how Australia will manage large-scale workplace automation.
AustraliaAustralian workers could see job losses and workplace upheaval as humanoid robots take on more roles, making government regulation and support critical.
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