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title: "Kitchen and trade video dataset | Wake"
description: "Inspect first-person kitchen and trade activity, with attention to tool handling, preparation order and changes in the work surface."
url: https://wake.inc/datasets/food-work/
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# Kitchen and trade video dataset.

Inspect first-person kitchen and trade activity, with attention to tool handling, preparation order and changes in the work surface.

Kitchen workflows and skilled trades

[Open the kitchen and trade video dataset. collection](https://console.wake.inc/shared/Po_xZlT9bM96TCpW9C0K0g)

On this page

- [Follow the preparation sequence.](https://wake.inc/datasets/food-work/#follow-the-preparation-sequence)
- [Label observable transitions.](https://wake.inc/datasets/food-work/#label-observable-transitions)
- [Scope a workplace recording.](https://wake.inc/datasets/food-work/#scope-a-workplace-recording)
- [Questions, answered](https://wake.inc/datasets/food-work/#faq-title)

## Follow the preparation sequence.

Look for the order of actions, tool changes and visible ingredient or material states. Occlusion near the hands can hide the step a model needs to learn.

## Label observable transitions.

Define when preparation begins, when an item changes state and what counts as a completed step. Separate interruptions from the action itself.

## Scope a workplace recording.

Name the station, tools, ingredients or materials, and workflow variations. Agree access and permissions before recording workers or customers.

## Questions, answered.

What labels matter for kitchen activity?

Task instructions, tool and object names, action boundaries and visible state changes help describe a preparation sequence. Confirm which labels exist in the selected collection.

Can recordings be used directly as robot commands?

No. First-person kitchen video does not itself provide a robot control signal.

## Keep exploring.

[Robot training data grounded in real work.](https://wake.inc/robot-training-data/) [What is egocentric data for robot learning?](https://wake.inc/blog/what-is-egocentric-data/) [LeRobot dataset format: what buyers should check.](https://wake.inc/blog/lerobot-dataset-format/)

## What should your robot learn next?

Bring the task, setting and signals you need. We’ll work through the collection and annotation requirements with you.

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