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How to Choose an Egocentric Data Collection Partner in 2026
A partner is not a folder of clips. Ask who filmed it, who checked it, and what you may train.
Harbor
Off the shelf is fine when you need a prior and the room can be someone else’s. Custom is the job when the bench, the tools, or the safety rules are yours.
If they can’t show a failed hour, they are selling a highlight reel. If the rights are “we’ll send the contract,” they don’t have the rights yet.
Ask four things before a pilot. Who consented, in writing. Who reviewed the hour, and against which rubric. What the file format is. What you are allowed to train, and for how long.
Harbor writes the rubric before the camera is on. Consent and chain of custody stay on the file. If we can’t do the programme, the answer is no.