Zirconoid (noun) \ ˈzər-kə-ˌnȯid \
Definition: An architectural archetype engineered for absolute endurance and multifaceted clarity. Modeled after the geometric precision of the ditetragonal dipyramid, Zirconoid defines a new class of business—one that collects precise human intelligence to help create multifaceted breakthroughs in our lifetime. We turn pressure into permanence.
Physical AI is the future. Zirconoid provides global, human-captured egocentric data to train physical AI models at scale.
Our core belief is that complex data required to teach today's models is bottlenecked by access to diverse, real-world physical environments. Engineering systems that solve technical problems get commoditized. Proprietary human and operator-collected data does not.
From factory floors, warehouses, and construction sites to kitchens, workshops, and homes, we recruit global talent and collect large-scale egocentric datasets for physical AI.
Our work
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Zirconoid is a talent engine for operator data. We recruit the people who do real work and we capture what they do, then deliver those datasets to teams building physical AI. Operators join by the hour for capture scenarios, or on contract and full-time.
Teams building physical AI — data companies, robotics organizations, and research groups. We recruit operators and run the capture. Engagements sit under a signed statement of work, license, or MSA.
Egocentric data is video recorded from the operator's own point of view, usually with a head-mounted camera. It shows where the hands go, where the eyes go, and what the environment looks like at the moment a decision is made, which is difficult to reproduce any other way.
Three programs are running now: egocentric video from textile factory floors, full 8-hour egocentric shifts on motherboard assembly lines, and egocentric capture across multi-station manufacturing plants. We take on new domains wherever humans still outperform models.
Engineering systems that solve technical problems get commoditized. Fresh human-collected and operator-collected data does not, because it is specific to the person, the place, and the task. A real operator performs the version of a task that works on this machine, with this material, on this shift, and those deviations are the signal.
We source through direct relationships with employers, referrals from operators already in our network, and open recruiting in regions where an industry is concentrated. Vetting is practical for floor work: operators perform a short segment of the task on camera and a domain reviewer confirms the technique.
Operators are paid hourly for capture sessions, with a premium for full-shift recordings and for wearing equipment. Contract and full-time arrangements are available for programs that run for months.
Use the Talk to a Data Expert form on this site. Tell us the domain and volume you need — we return a scoped sample and a capture plan. You can also email [email protected]. Sample datasets are confidential and licensed for internal evaluation only.
Worldwide. We recruit talent globally and run capture wherever the ground truth lives, from factory floors, warehouses, and construction sites to kitchens, workshops, and homes.
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Tell us the domain and volume you need. We will return a scoped sample and a capture plan.
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