Sequoia is backing a firm that pays people to film their chores.
TechCrunch reported on Friday that Sequoia is leading a round valuing Mecka AI near $500 million. Mecka pays ordinary people to wear sensors while making coffee or fixing a car. That footage trains humanoid robots, and the startup raised only $60 million three months ago.
Why it mattersRobots cannot learn housework from the internet, so someone has to film the housework first. The scarce thing in robotics is no longer chips or code but your daily habits.
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