Think Layer

Egocentric data to train the next generation of physical AI.

We're a data operation for physical AI. We record egocentric, first-person video of real tasks in real environments, and turn it into training data for robots and embodied AI. Contract-based, shot to spec, priced per hour of usable footage.

The problem

Physical AI and robotics are moving fast, but progress is bottlenecked less by weak models than by a lack of high-quality, real-world training data. Good robots need egocentric, first-person data of real tasks in real environments, and almost nobody can collect it at scale, affordably, and to spec.

How it works

Today, it's focused capture: a client specifies the task, the environment, and the format, and we go get it. Later, it becomes a standing library: any process recreated and generated on request, without a fresh shoot every time.

A few of the environments we shoot in:

workshop
warehouse
kitchen
retail floor

Why us

Prior experience collecting data to train voice and video models. I know what good training data looks like and how hard it is to source.

At Build AI, our team collected over 1M hours of egocentric data. I personally contributed 500K+ hours of that.

Beyond that, a network of business and community relationships gets us into the exact locations and environments clients need.

Customers

Where things stand

Why it's hard to copy

It was never really about the camera. It's access to the people, places, and processes worth recording, and that only comes from relationships built over time, not from a product.

Team

Abhinay Tiwari, founder. 100% ownership, solo, full-time. Writes all the code and does all the technical work personally.

Funding and collaboration

Open to raising, and open to collaborating with teams building physical AI, robotics, or embodied AI data pipelines. Happy to share a longer deck or sample data on request.

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