Robot teleoperation using mobile device motion sensors and web standards

A system, comprising:

• a robotic device, comprising:
• a control system configured to receive requested movement commands;
• and
• one or more components configured to execute the requested movement commands;
• and
• a web-based application configured to:
• receive an indication that the web-based application has been accessed for control of the robotic device by an internet browser running on a mobile device, wherein the mobile device comprises one or more sensors to detect movement of the mobile device, and wherein the robotic device comprises a plurality of types of components;
• after receiving the indication, cause the web-based application to display a list of selectable component identifiers that are associated with one or more types of components of the plurality of types of components of the robotic device;
• receive a selected component identifier corresponding to a type of a selected component of the robotic device to be controlled;
• subscribe the web-based application to at least one motion event web application programming interface (API), wherein the at least one motion event web API listens for motion data from the one or more sensors of the mobile device and normalizes the motion data into one or more standardized motion parameters;
• when a motion event is detected by the at least one motion event web API, receive the one or more standardized motion parameters of the mobile device from the at least one motion event web API;
• convert the one or more standardized motion parameters into one or more requested movement commands for the robotic device, wherein the one or more requested movement commands for the robotic device are dependent on the type of the selected component of the robotic device;
• and
• send the one or more requested movement commands to the robotic device, wherein sending the one or more requested movement commands to the robotic device comprises:
• sending the one or more requested movement commands to cloud-hosted data storage, wherein the robotic device is configured to receive the one or more requested movement commands from the cloud-hosted data storage.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program instructions executable by at least one processor to cause the at least processor to perform functions comprising:

• receiving an indication that a web-based application has been accessed for control of a robotic device by an internet browser running on a mobile device, wherein the mobile device comprises one or more sensors to detect movement of the mobile device, and wherein the robotic device comprises a plurality of types of components;
• after receiving the indication, causing the web-based application to display a list of selectable component identifiers that are associated with one or more types of components of the plurality of types of components of the robotic device;
• receiving, at the web-based application, a selected component identifier corresponding to a type of a selected component of the robotic device to be controlled;
• subscribing the web-based application to a motion event web application programming interface (API), wherein the motion event web API listens for motion data from the one or more sensors of the mobile device and normalizes the motion data into one or more standardized motion parameters;
• when a motion event is detected by the motion event web API, receiving, by the web-based application, the one or more standardized motion parameters of the mobile device from the motion event web API;
• converting, by the web-based application, the one or more standardized motion parameters into one or more requested movement commands for the robotic device, wherein the one or more requested movement commands for the robotic device are dependent on a type of the selected component of the robotic device;
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• sending, by the web-based application, the one or more requested movement commands to the robotic device, wherein sending, by the web-based application, the one or more requested movement commands to the robotic device comprises:
• sending the one or more requested movement commands to cloud-hosted data storage, wherein the robotic device is configured to receive the one or more requested movement commands from the cloud-hosted data storage.