Generating and tracking unique identifiers for programmable mobile machines

A system comprising:

• a generation module that:
• receives, by a programmable mobile machine comprising at least one physical processor and at least one memory device, data including instructions for generating a unique signature;
• and
• generates, on the programmable mobile machine, the unique signature based on the instructions, wherein the unique signature comprises an identifier that identifies the programmable mobile machine from among a plurality of programmable mobile machines within a machine environment based on one or more detectable characteristics associated with the programmable mobile machine, wherein the identifier comprises an intrinsic pattern created by the programmable mobile machine.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a programmable mobile machine comprising at least one physical processor and at least one memory device, data including instructions for generating a unique signature;
• generating, on the programmable mobile machine, the unique signature based on the instructions, wherein the unique signature comprises an identifier that identifies the programmable mobile machine from among a plurality of programmable mobile machines within a machine environment based on one or more detectable characteristics associated with the programmable mobile machine, wherein the identifier comprises an intrinsic pattern created by the programmable mobile machine;
• and
• sending, from the programmable mobile machine, the unique signature to a detector.