EGOCENTRIC DATA COLLECTION
Egocentric Data Collection for Robotics, AR/VR, and Embodied AI
Rich, multimodal first-person data captured in real-world conditions for AI models that need to learn how humans see, move, act, interact, and navigate the physical world.
- 13+Years of Expertise, Since 2014
- 20+Industries Served
- 97%Quality Benchmark
- 24x7x365Secure Operations
- Ready-to-License Datasets
- Custom Purpose-Built Data Collection
- Multi-Industry Coverage
- Real-World Environments
Data Quality & Accuracy
Precise, model-ready data
Privacy & Compliance
Secure, compliant data handling
Ethical Sourcing
Ethical, fully consented, and diverse
Scalability & Flexibility
Scalable, adaptable data operations
Domain Expertise
Specialized industry expertise
Certified & Compliant
- Consented Data
- GDPR & HIPAA Compliant
- TISAX Level 3
- ISO 27001 & 9001 Certified
INTRODUCTION
What Is Egocentric Data Collection?
Egocentric data, captured from the wearer's own point of view through head-mounted cameras, smart glasses, and body-worn sensors, has become foundational to how embodied AI and robotics systems learn.
A robot learning to manipulate an object, an AR headset understanding a user's hand gestures, a human activity recognition model interpreting how a task unfolds, or a system trained to recognize unsafe behavior on a factory floor, they all depend on high-quality training data that reflects how a human actually sees, moves, and interacts with their environment, not a fixed, third-person camera watching from a distance.
Qualitas Global collects this data at scale. Our egocentric data collection capability is wearable and head-mounted, multi-modal, and built to synchronize multiple data streams and multiple participants at once. We support scripted collection for controlled, repeatable scenarios, unscripted collection for naturalistic behavior, and structured capture of both basic and instrumental activities of daily living. Every capture is designed around the specific hand-object interactions, environments, and edge cases your AI model requires to generalize.
DATA STREAMS
What Egocentric Data Pipelines Capture
High-frame-rate RGB
First-Person Video
High frame rate RGB capture of the environment and manipulations
RGB capture of the environment, objects, and fine-motor manipulations.
CORE SENSORS USED
Core Sensors Used
Wide-Angle / Fisheye Cameras
HD RGB videoWide field of view matching human or robot visibility profiles.
LiDAR / Time-of-Flight
Depth mapsExact spatial distances for reliable human-to-robot manipulation mapping.
Inertial Measurement Units
200-400 HzAccelerometer and gyroscope streams for ego-motion and head/body tilt.
Near-Infrared Cameras
Pupil & reflectionUsed inside headsets for precise gaze tracking.
Microphone
Directional audio
ArraysCaptures ambient soundscapes and interactive noise.
DATA COLLECTION CAPABILITIES
Egocentric Data Collection Across Industries and Use Cases
3 use casesEmbodied AI & Robotics
Robotics and Embodied AI
We capture first-person demonstration data for imitation learning and manipulation training, recording the precise sequence of hand movements, grasps, and object interactions a robot needs to learn a task. This gives model teams a direct behavioral reference rather than a hand-labeled approximation of one.
Human-Robot Interaction and Collaborative Robotics
We record real interaction sequences between people and robots in shared workspaces, capturing proximity, handoff moments, and response behavior. This supports AI model development for robots that need to operate safely and predictably alongside people.
Autonomous Navigation and Wearable Trajectory Forecasting
We capture wearable trajectory and movement data to support AI models that predict human path and motion intent. This is relevant to navigation systems, mobile robots, and any application where anticipating human movement is part of safe operation.
2 use casesAR/VR & Human-Computer Interaction
AR/VR and Smart Glasses
We collect wearable, head-mounted data suited to Meta Quest, Project Aria, HoloLens-class devices, and comparable platforms. Synchronized gaze, hand tracking, and scene data help AR/VR teams train models that respond accurately to how a user actually looks at and reaches for objects in their environment.
Human-Computer Interaction and Gesture-Based Interfaces
We capture detailed hand and gesture data from the user's own point of view to support gesture-based interface development. This is directly relevant to touchless control systems, AR/VR interaction design, and any interface that depends on recognizing natural hand movement.
4 use casesIndustrial & Workplace AI
Industrial and Warehouse Operations Monitoring
We capture first-person footage of real warehouse and industrial workflows, including picking, staging, and movement between zones. This gives operations and automation teams a ground-truth view of how work is actually performed, which supports AI models for process monitoring and safety analysis.
Assembly Line and Manufacturing Task Verification
We record task execution from the worker's point of view on live assembly lines, documenting each step in sequence. This data supports models built to verify task completion, detect deviations from standard procedure, and flag missed steps.
Workplace Safety and Hazard Compliance Monitoring
We record first-person footage of real workplace conditions to support safety compliance and hazard detection models. This gives safety teams a worker's-eye view of near misses, procedural gaps, and hazard exposure that fixed CCTV coverage often misses.
Procedural Skill Training and Vocational Instruction
We record expert task execution from a first-person viewpoint for use in vocational and procedural training models. This data can support instructional AI systems designed to guide a learner through a task step by step, using a real expert's own hand movements as the reference.
3 use casesHealthcare, Human Behavior & Child Development Research
Healthcare and Assistive AI
We collect egocentric data to support patient movement monitoring and rehabilitation applications, capturing how movement and assistance actually occur during care and recovery. All healthcare data collection follows the same consent, anonymization, and compliance protocols we apply across our medical imaging and healthcare data programs.
Cognitive Science and Human Behavior Research
We support academic and applied research teams with structured egocentric data collection designed around specific research protocols. Our scripted and unscripted collection modes allow researchers to capture both controlled experimental conditions and naturalistic behavior in the same program.
Child Development and Caregiver Interaction Research
We collect egocentric data to support research into child development and caregiver interaction patterns, following strict consent, ethics, and data protection protocols appropriate to research involving minors. All collection in this category is conducted under clearly defined research governance agreed with the client in advance.
1 use caseSports & Activity AI
Sports and Fitness Motion Analysis
We record first-person motion data during sports and fitness activity, capturing technique, movement sequences, and body positioning from the athlete's own perspective. This complements third-person sports tracking data with a viewpoint that shows exactly what the athlete sees and does.
2 use casesLife logging & Cooking
Episodic Memory and Life-Logging Applications
We capture continuous, first-person data streams suited to life-logging and episodic memory research, where the goal is a persistent record of daily activity and experience rather than a single scripted task. This supports work in memory augmentation, personal AI assistants, and longitudinal behavior studies.
Cooking and Kitchen Activity Understanding
We capture structured, first-person data of cooking and kitchen tasks, an established category within instrumental activities of daily living. This supports model development for kitchen activity recognition, step sequencing, and assistive cooking applications.
1 use caseConsumer & Skills AI
Retail and In-Store Consumer Behavior Analysis
We capture wearable, first-person data of real in-store shopping behavior, including browsing patterns, product interaction, and decision points. This gives retail AI teams behavioral data that reflects actual customer movement through a store, rather than inferred behavior from fixed cameras alone.
READY-TO-LICENSE DATASETS
A Ready-to-License, OTS Egocentric Dataset Library
Beyond custom data collection, Qualitas Global maintains an off-the-shelf (OTS) library of egocentric datasets spanning multiple industries, ready for immediate review and licensing.
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Datasets ready to license
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Datasets include synchronized IMU (motion) data
- Indoor industrial and workshop environments01
Industrial Manufacturing and Assembly
06datasets
- Electronic Assembly
- Metal + Electrical
- Metal Processing
- Metal Work
- Metal Furniture Manufacturing
- Metal Grinding
- Indoor household environments02
Household and Daily Living
04datasets
- Household Activities
- Non-Cooking Household
- Household Activity Dataset
- House Cleaning
- Indoor industrial environments03
Textile and Garment
02datasets
- Textile Manufacturing
- Garment Manufacturing
- Outdoor and semi-outdoor environments04
Agriculture
02datasets
- Farming Activities
- Farming Dataset
- Outdoor driving environment05
Transportation and ADAS
01dataset
- Truck Dashcam
Collection Environments
Where Is This Data Collected?
Industrial
Healthcare & Clinical
Retail
Navigation & Mobility
Construction
Environment (ADAS)
Laboratory
Agricultural Fields & Animal Husbandry
INDUSTRY EXPERTISEDeep Domain Expertise Across
Deep Domain Expertise Across
20+ Industry Verticals
Backed by deep domain expertise across 20+ industry verticals, we collect and annotate data your models can rely on.
950M+assets annotated
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