Patent ID: 9486922
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B25J,B62D,G05B,G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: initializing, by one or more computing devices, a robotic device; providing, by the one or more computing devices, instructions to cause an actuator of the robotic device to perform a predetermined movement upon initialization of the robotic device; responsively receiving, by the one or more computing devices, information associated with the predetermined movement of the actuator of the robotic device; comparing, by the one or more computing devices, the received information with calibration data comprising information derived from data received from a pool of one or more robotic devices utilizing same or similar actuators, wherein the data received from the pool comprises information associated with respective movements of respective actuators of the one or more robotic devices of the pool; and determining, by the one or more computing devices, a status of the actuator of the robotic device based on the comparison, wherein the status comprises information associated with a performance of the actuator.