Autonomous object learning by robots triggered by remote operators

A method comprising:

• receiving, from a user interface, data about an object in an environment of a robotic device, wherein the data comprises at least location data and identifier data;
• sending the data to the robotic device to cause at least one appendage of the robotic device to move through a predetermined learning motion path relative to the object while capturing images at different points along the predetermined learning motion path, the predetermined learning motion path beginning at a starting position determined based on the location data for the object;
• after sending the data to the robotic device, receiving a plurality of images captured by the robotic device;
• and
• displaying the plurality of images on the user interface.

A robotic device, comprising:

• at least one appendage;
• one or more visual sensors;
• and
• a control system configured to:
• receive data about an object in an environment from a remote computing device, wherein the data comprises at least location data and identifier data;
• based on the location data, cause at least one appendage of the robotic device to move through a predetermined learning motion path relative to the object, the predetermined learning motion path beginning at a starting position determined based on the location data for the object;
• while the at least one appendage moves through the predetermined learning motion path, cause one or more visual sensors on the at least one appendage of the robotic device to capture a plurality of at different points along the predetermined learning motion path for potential association with the identifier data;
• and
• send, to the remote computing device, the plurality of captured images to be displayed on a display interface of the remote computing device.