This photograph taken on May 13, 2026 shows a worker wearing a GoPro camera on her head recording actions through motion capture inside a factory in Tamil Nadu's Karur district. Developers think feeding first-person footage, called "egocentric data", into specialised AI models will help robots copy humans. The humanoid robot market is booming, with investment bank Morgan Stanley predicting there could be over a billion in use by 2050, mostly for industrial and commercial purposes. In India, the emerging field of spatial AI is providing new employment -- for now. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

AFP presents a photo reportage of 30 pictures by photographer R. Satish Babu taken from March 13 to 15, 2026 featuring AI robot training through data collection in India's Tamil Nadu state. Developers think feeding first-person footage, called "egocentric data", into specialised AI models will help robots copy humans. The humanoid robot market is booming, with investment bank Morgan Stanley predicting there could be over a billion in use by 2050, mostly for industrial and commercial purposes. In India, the emerging field of spatial AI is providing new employment -- for now. Search for all these reportage images using: INDIA-AI-TECHNOLOGY Search 'REPORTAGE' to source all feature, magazine and visual stories. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A general view shows the logo of South Korean online delivery service Coupang, at a building housing the company's headquarters in Seoul on December 9, 2025. South Korea imposed on June 11, 2026 a record $408 million fine on e-commerce giant Coupang over a leak that exposed the data of more than 30 million customers and provoked tensions with the United States, where the company is incorporated. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A man walks past a banner showing the logo of South Korean online delivery service Coupang, displayed by transportation union members to demand workers' rights outside a building housing the headquarters of Coupang in Seoul on December 9, 2025. South Korea imposed on June 11, 2026 a record $408 million fine on e-commerce giant Coupang over a leak that exposed the data of more than 30 million customers and provoked tensions with the United States, where the company is incorporated. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on May 13, 2026 shows engineers annotating data from cameras recording actions through motion capture at AI data company Objectways' office in Tamil Nadu's Karur district. Developers think feeding first-person footage, called "egocentric data", into specialised AI models will help robots copy humans. The humanoid robot market is booming, with investment bank Morgan Stanley predicting there could be over a billion in use by 2050, mostly for industrial and commercial purposes. In India, the emerging field of spatial AI is providing new employment -- for now. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on May 13, 2026 shows a worker wearing a GoPro camera on his head recording actions through motion capture while filling water bottles inside a model kitchen at AI data company Objectways' office in Tamil Nadu's Karur district. Developers think feeding first-person footage, called "egocentric data", into specialised AI models will help robots copy humans. The humanoid robot market is booming, with investment bank Morgan Stanley predicting there could be over a billion in use by 2050, mostly for industrial and commercial purposes. In India, the emerging field of spatial AI is providing new employment -- for now. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on May 13, 2026 shows a worker (R) wearing a RGB camera on her head recording actions through motion capture while arranging colored blocks at AI data company Objectways' office in Tamil Nadu's Karur district. Developers think feeding first-person footage, called "egocentric data", into specialised AI models will help robots copy humans. The humanoid robot market is booming, with investment bank Morgan Stanley predicting there could be over a billion in use by 2050, mostly for industrial and commercial purposes. In India, the emerging field of spatial AI is providing new employment -- for now. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on May 13, 2026 shows a worker wearing a GoPro camera on her head recording actions through motion capture inside a factory in Tamil Nadu's Karur district. Developers think feeding first-person footage, called "egocentric data", into specialised AI models will help robots copy humans. The humanoid robot market is booming, with investment bank Morgan Stanley predicting there could be over a billion in use by 2050, mostly for industrial and commercial purposes. In India, the emerging field of spatial AI is providing new employment -- for now. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)