# Instawork turns its gig marketplace into a robot-training data line

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/instawork-instacore-gig-workers-robotics-training-data>
> Published: 2026-06-10 07:14:12+00:00

Instawork CEO Sumir Meghani is turning the company's hourly labor marketplace into a physical AI data operation, launching Instacore, a wearable camera system for workers to record commercial tasks that robotics companies can use to train models, Business Insider reported on June 9. The move did not start as a pure robotics strategy. Meghani told Business Insider that Instawork noticed robotics companies posting shifts on its platform last year, then he began walking with robotics founders ne...