A method for automatically identifying at least one physical characteristic of a work piece comprising: selecting at least one test scheme for determining the at least one physical characteristic, each test scheme including one or more test configurations; selecting at least one error isolation scheme, the at least one error isolation scheme includes: a load reversal scheme including one or more counterpart test configurations to the one or more test configurations of the selected at least one test scheme; implementing each of the selected at least one test scheme and the at least one error isolation scheme, implementing includes: moving the work piece through the one or more test configurations of the selected at least one test scheme, and measuring one or more of base force, torque, or motion for the work piece with a sensor suite in the one or more test configurations; and moving the work piece through the one or more counterpart test configurations of the selected at least one error isolation scheme, and measuring one or more of counterpart force, torque or motion for the work piece with the sensor suite in the one or more counterpart test configurations; and identifying the at least one physical characteristic of the work piece based on the selected at least one test scheme, identifying the physical characteristic includes: isolating error common to one or more of the measured base and counterpart force, torque or motion including at least creep, and optionally one or more of cross-talk, temperature drift or non-linearity error; determining one or more of refined force, torque or motion by removing the isolated error including at least one of creep, cross-talk, temperature drift or non-linearity error from one or more of the measured base force, torque or motion; and determining the at least one physical characteristic according to the one or more refined force, torque or motion. selecting at least one test scheme for determining the at least one physical characteristic, each test scheme including one or more test configurations; selecting at least one error isolation scheme, the at least one error isolation scheme includes: a load reversal scheme including one or more counterpart test configurations to the one or more test configurations of the selected at least one test scheme; implementing each of the selected at least one test scheme and the at least one error isolation scheme, implementing includes: moving the work piece through the one or more test configurations of the selected at least one test scheme, and measuring one or more of base force, torque, or motion for the work piece with a sensor suite in the one or more test configurations; and moving the work piece through the one or more counterpart test configurations of the selected at least one error isolation scheme, and measuring one or more of counterpart force, torque or motion for the work piece with the sensor suite in the one or more counterpart test configurations; and moving the work piece through the one or more test configurations of the selected at least one test scheme, and measuring one or more of base force, torque, or motion for the work piece with a sensor suite in the one or more test configurations; and moving the work piece through the one or more counterpart test configurations of the selected at least one error isolation scheme, and measuring one or more of counterpart force, torque or motion for the work piece with the sensor suite in the one or more counterpart test configurations; and identifying the at least one physical characteristic of the work piece based on the selected at least one test scheme, identifying the physical characteristic includes: isolating error common to one or more of the measured base and counterpart force, torque or motion including at least creep, and optionally one or more of cross-talk, temperature drift or non-linearity error; determining one or more of refined force, torque or motion by removing the isolated error including at least one of creep, cross-talk, temperature drift or non-linearity error from one or more of the measured base force, torque or motion; and determining the at least one physical characteristic according to the one or more refined force, torque or motion. isolating error common to one or more of the measured base and counterpart force, torque or motion including at least creep, and optionally one or more of cross-talk, temperature drift or non-linearity error; determining one or more of refined force, torque or motion by removing the isolated error including at least one of creep, cross-talk, temperature drift or non-linearity error from one or more of the measured base force, torque or motion; and determining the at least one physical characteristic according to the one or more refined force, torque or motion.