Bengaluru-based Human Archive is paying Snabbit and Pronto home-service workers $10-100/hour to record in-home tasks for robot training datasets. With 125+ partnerships, the venture has drawn MeitY attention under DPDPA 2023, raising privacy stakes for quick commerce and at-home retail players.

Inc42 · 5/26/2026, 6:13:08 PM

YC-backed Human Archive is paying Indian gig workers $10-100/hr to record household tasks via 4K cameras through partnerships with Snabbit, Pronto and 120+ others. The data fuels a $15.24 Bn physical-AI market by 2032, but customer-home recordings have triggered DPDPA privacy concerns and reported MeitY scrutiny.

Inc42 · Buzz · 5/26/2026, 4:47:45 PM