Embodied models generalize across embodiments better than they generalize across environments. Japan offers distinct ones.
Spaces
Compact apartments, genkan entryways, tatami rooms and small kitchens change reachability and navigation planning. Industrial settings have their own conventions for safety and process.
Objects
Rice cookers, chopsticks, futon and local packaging sit outside typical household-object datasets.
Data types
- Egocentric video with task segmentation
- Teleoperated demonstrations with proprioception and force
- 3D scans of objects and rooms
- Human motion capture
Consent is the hard part
Home data involves household members, neighbors and visible documents. Collection should use paid, consented participants, on-device or post-capture anonymization and a documented review step. Factory footage requires explicit site-owner rights.
General information, not legal advice.