Sydney start-up pays workers $3 extra per hour wearing AI glasses monitoring
A Sydney start-up is paying workers to wear AI glasses that monitor their movements to train humanoid robots. Electrical apprentice Jimmy Urquhart earns an extra $3 per hour wearing the smart glasses, which feed workplace data into robot development models. Unions are pushing for legal protections, warning the technology could displace workers across construction, logistics, and other industries.
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Published 15 Oct 2026, 10:22 UTC · Updated 15 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC
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