Encord Tests Brain-Wave Data to Improve How Robots Learn Physical Tasks
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The startup Engon, which specializes in tools for managing AI training data, is testing an unusual approach to enriching the datasets with which humanoid robots train: recording the brain waves of people who perform the physical tasks that robots must learn. TechCrunch reports on July 26, 2026. In a warehouse in San Leandro, California, Encord’s so-called “pilots” perform manual tasks (including playing Jenga) while wearing helmets with EEG sens…
Encord Tests Brain-Wave Data to Improve How Robots Learn Physical Tasks
Encord is testing whether brain activity can provide better training data for robots learning complex physical tasks. At its San Leandro facility, human operators perform activities such as dismantling Jenga towers while wearing camera-equipped headsets that also measure their brain waves. The trial is being conducted with Zander Labs, a German-Dutch neuroscience company developing passive brain-computer interfaces. Encord plans to create an ini…
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