How to make money recording household tasks on your phone

Why anyone pays you to record household chores

Home robots can already walk and see, but they still fail at trivial tasks: holding a wet plate, folding a t-shirt, pushing a broom into a corner. The reason is simple — there is not enough training data. Artificial intelligence models learn from examples, and no large archive exists of ordinary people doing household chores in their own homes, filmed in first person.

That is exactly what robotics companies are buying right now. They pay per hour of video shot from your point of view, both hands in frame, running a task from start to finish. Real home, real mess, real lighting — worth more than a studio, because the robot will work in real homes.

The platform that opened this market to individuals is Hub, which records through the Minute Data app.

How much money you can make per month

You are paid per approved recording hour, not per uploaded video. The base rate today sits between $5 and $6 per hour, with boosted tasks at the top of that range. Milestone bonuses stack on top.

In practice: one hour of recording per weekday is about 20 hours a month, roughly $100 to $120 plus bonuses. It does not replace a salary; it works well as extra income earned at home, during time you already spend on chores anyway. Full breakdown in how much Hub pays per hour.

What you need to start

• 18 or older, with identity verified in the portal.
• A supported phone. The list is short and the rule is hard: recordings made on a model outside it are not approved. Check phones compatible with Minute Data.
• A head strap to hold the phone at eye level and keep both hands free. Hub ships one free in the Starter Kit.
• Ordinary household chores. No course, no résumé, no interview.

You never have to show your face. You film from your own perspective with your hands in frame — your face stays out of the shot.

Step by step, starting from zero

1. Create your account in the Hub portal.
2. Verify your identity inside the portal. Without it, recording and payouts stay locked.
3. Install Minute Data (App Store or Play Store) on a supported phone.
4. Paste the organisation code, copied from the training portal, into the app to link your account.
5. Request the free Starter Kit, pick a task and record.

The full task list on the home page shows every task in the app with a short description of what each recording covers.

How to record so the video gets approved

Not every recording is paid: each video goes through a quality review. The most common rejections:

• Framing. Horizontal, 1080p, camera at eye level, zoom at 0.5 (wide angle).
• Hands. Both must stay visible during the task.
• Continuity. Task from start to finish, no cuts in the middle. Up to 30 minutes per recording.
• Context. Origin and destination in frame — if you are sorting laundry, the basket and the bed both need to appear.
• Lighting. Bright room. Heavy shadow over your hands sinks the approval rate.

Extra income from the referral program

Beyond recording, you can build recurring income by inviting other people. The commission is paid on the approved hours of the people you invite, across two levels: about $0.50 per hour at level 1 (your invites) and about $0.25 per hour at level 2 (their invites), with no cap.

It is the only part of the account that grows on its own: someone with ten active invites gets paid every month without recording anything.

Is it worth it?

Worth it if you own a phone from the list, do household chores anyway, and want to turn that time into money. The base rate is modest, and the real barrier is the supported device — not the effort.

Not worth it if you expect full-time income, if your phone is off the list, or if you have no patience for a review process that rejects recordings outside the standard.