# The Robot Revolution Runs on $15-an-Hour Humans

- slug: the-robot-revolution-runs-on-15-an-hour-humans
- date: 2026-04-02
- category: Robotics

The $14 billion humanoid robotics boom runs on real humans: workers in Nigeria and India paid $15 an hour to film themselves folding laundry and stacking boxes so robots can learn by watching.

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