Maniformer Opens Crowdsourcing Platform Paying People to Record Tasks for Robots

Shanghai-based Maniformer, which supplies training data for physical AI, has launched a crowdsourcing platform where ordinary people record everyday tasks to train robots. It lists 22 categories, over 5,000 task types and 50,000 real scenes, with nearly 20,000 users signing up during a closed test. The company pledged RMB 100 million in subsidies and aims for 1 million daily active users within two years.

• 22 categories, 5,000+ task types and 50,000 real scenes on the platform
• Nearly 20,000 sign-ups during the Aug 15–Sep 15 closed test
• RMB 100M subsidies: RMB 50M tasks, 20M devices, 30M offline network in 40 cities
• Goal of 1M daily active users and 1M robot trainers in two years