Surgical robotic system and method for restoring operational state

A surgical robotic system comprising:

• a surgical robotic arm including an instrument and an instrument drive unit configured to actuate the instrument;
• a storage device;
• a controller configured to:
• store a save point on the storage device, the save point including configuration data pertaining to at least one of the surgical robotic arm, the instrument drive unit, or the instrument;
• detect an error resulting in a reboot surgical robotic arm, the instrument drive unit, or the instrument;
• access the configuration data of the save point after the reboot of at least one of the surgical robotic arm, the instrument drive unit, or the instrument;
• and
• output a graphical user interface including instructions for restoring at least one of the surgical robotic arm, the instrument drive unit, or the instrument based on the configuration data.

A method for restoring operational state of a surgical robotic system, the surgical robotic system including a surgeon console, a control tower, and a surgical robotic arm including an instrument and an instrument drive unit configured to actuate the instrument, the method comprising:

• storing a save point on a storage device, the save point including configuration data pertaining to at least one of the surgical robotic arm, the instrument drive unit, or the instrument;
• detecting an error resulting in a reboot of at least one of the surgical robotic arm, the instrument drive unit, the instrument, the surgeon console, or the control tower;
• entering a recovery mode after the reboot of at least one of the surgical robotic arm, the surgeon console;
• accessing the configuration data of the save point in the recovery mode;
• and
• automatically restoring at least one of the surgical robotic arm, the instrument drive unit, or the instrument based on the configuration data.