Monitoring real-time data of a robotic manipulator

A method for monitoring operational data of a robotic manipulator, the method comprising:

• generating, with a robotic manipulator controller, a plurality of signals, the plurality of signals including information about an instantaneous joint torque, an instantaneous joint error, an instantaneous tool position, an instantaneous flange position, an instantaneous tool speed, and an instantaneous speed percentage,
• generating, with the robotic manipulator controller, a data packet based on the plurality of signals, the data packet containing a plurality of data segments of a predefined size, each data segment in the plurality of data segments including information relating to one of the group consisting of the instantaneous joint torque, the instantaneous joint error, the instantaneous tool position, the instantaneous flange position, the instantaneous tool speed, and the instantaneous speed percentage,
• transmitting, with the robotic manipulator controller, the data packet to an electronic processor,
• receiving, at the electronic processor, a robotic manipulator profile from a memory, the robotic manipulator profile including a history of robotic manipulator operational data,
• determining, with the electronic processor, one or more operational characteristics of the robotic manipulator based on the data packet,
• updating, with the electronic processor, the robotic manipulator profile based on the one or more operational characteristics,
• generating, with the electronic processor, an alert based on the updated robotic manipulator profile, and
• outputting, with the electronic processor, the alert to an output device.