First-Person Video Contributor Program
1Overview
As a contributor, you'll be paid to record first-person (POV) footage of everyday household and work activities to help train robotics and AI models. This includes daily tasks such as cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, picking up groceries, painting, folding clothes, organizing rooms, using tools, yard work, or light repair work around the home, outside, or in a workshop.
Recordings must clearly show your field of view, hands, and the task/actions you're performing. If you have multiple cameras, you can add simultaneous third-person tripod angles while keeping your POV camera active for higher pay (refer to the tiers in the Compensation and Payout section). As a general rule of thumb, try to keep recordings at least 20 minutes long.
Examples - Please Review
2Camera Setup & Recording Guidelines
Equipment Requirements
- •Primary POV camera must be head-mounted (neck-mounted is not permitted), capturing audio and showing both hands and workspace clearly.
- •Optional tripod cameras: 1–4 stable cameras placed 2–5 meters away, capturing your full body and workspace from the side or front.
- •No handheld recording — the main camera must always be worn or mounted.
Examples of Approved Cameras
Recording Specifications
Resolution
1920x1080
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Frame Rate
30 fps or higher
Format
H.264 or H.265 MP4
Audio
Must be on at all times
Lighting
Bright, even, clean lens
Stabilization
Enabled (HyperSmooth, etc.)
Framing
Hands visible ≥80% (POV)
Sync
"1-2-3 clap" for multi-cam
3What to Record
We're looking for quality-activity moments where your hands and body are actively interacting with the environment or you're using tools. Focus on natural, everyday activities with clear physical movements and object manipulation — avoid overly precise, fine-grained tasks like scrolling through a phone, doing digital art, or other activities requiring detailed finger movements on screens or precise digital interfaces.
Acceptable Examples
• Cooking or food prep
• Cleaning surfaces
• Folding laundry
• Organizing rooms
• Yard work
• Painting
• Repairs
• Stocking shelves or groceries
• Playing board games
• Workshop or craft tasks
Not Acceptable
• Watching TV
• Sitting idle
• Dark or blurry footage
• Obstructed or out-of-frame hands
• Scrolling on phone or tablets
• Digital art or precise touchscreen work
• Fine-grained typing or mouse work
• Other overly detailed digital interface tasks
Prohibited Content & Exclusivity
The following content will not be accepted and must not be uploaded:
Previously licensed or supplied content
Any footage that has been sold, licensed, submitted, or otherwise made available to any other company, platform, dataset provider, marketplace, or individual.
Third-party or non-original material
Public datasets, stock/library media, internet/YouTube/social downloads, or footage recorded by someone else. AI-generated/synthetic or upscaled media presented as real capture.
Unlawful or non-compliant material
Illegal activities, dangerous conduct, or content recorded where recording is prohibited. Audio recorded without required consent. Medical/PHI, financial/identity data, confidential workplace information, trade secrets, or restricted areas without written authorization.
Privacy, release, and de-identification failures
Identifiable people, brands, signage, property, or uniforms without valid permission/releases or complete de-identification (blur/mute). Minors without prior written approval and verified guardian consent.
Technical or integrity violations
Malware or harmful files; re-encoded/altered masters; obscured metadata. Dark/blurry/obstructed footage or POV where hands/work surface are not clearly visible.
4Recording Process
Starting a Session
- 1Say the date and time aloud on camera.
- 2Say the phrase "Beginning recording for Sureform" 3 times.
- 3(If using tripods) Face a tripod camera and perform a "1-2-3 clap."
- 4(If using tripods) Slowly pan the workspace once before starting.
- 5Begin your task or activities and keep recording continuously.
Note: If any camera stops during the session (battery or storage), restart it and perform another "1-2-3 clap" so the files stay aligned.
5Uploading & File Organization
All recordings must be uploaded through Sureform's Contributor Portal, which serves as your secure drop point for video submissions. You must create an account and get verified at https://contributor.sureformhq.com/ to upload recordings.
Contributor Portal:
https://contributor.sureformhq.com/Quality Review & Acceptance
All footage is manually reviewed by Sureform to confirm:
- Technical quality (resolution, stability, lighting, framing)
- Activity level (no idle time)
- Compliance with consent, location, and content requirements
The Sureform team will review each upload that you submit and notify you via email and via our contributor portal how many minutes of footage were accepted for that upload.
Compensation & Payment (Based on accepted footage)
Payment is calculated based on accepted, quality activity minutes only. Payments are issued through Sureform's contractor system (ACH / wire / PayPal / Wise) within one week of footage being accepted.
Before your first payout: You will be required to complete a W-9 form (U.S. contributors) or W-8BEN form (non-U.S. contributors) and submit your payment details through Gusto, Sureform's contractor payment system. Once onboarding in Gusto is complete, payments will be automatically initiated within a week of when the footage is accepted.