Physical AI needs diverse demonstrations of skilled human work. India offers a uniquely broad, English-capable skilled workforce - captured with consent.
Folding cloth is harder for robots than gripping a box. Deformable-object data is scarce and valuable - here is why, and what good garment data looks like.
CCTV-style factory footage is cheap but weak for robot learning. Purpose-recorded skilled-trade demonstrations carry the signal policies actually need.
Most open robot data is tabletop pick-and-place. Industrial manipulation - wiring, machine tending, assembly - is under-represented and high-value. Here is why.