System and method for determining manufacturer instructions executable by a robotic device

A computing system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a computer-readable medium;
• and
• program instructions stored on the computer-readable medium and executable by the at least one processor to cause the computing system to:
• receive from a robotic device an identifier of an object;
• based on the identifier, determine a manufacturer of the object;
• identify in a database first instructions associated with the identifier of the object, wherein the first instructions are manufacturer instructions associated with the manufacturer of the object, and wherein the manufacturer instructions are executable by the robotic device to interact with the object;
• send a query to the robotic device regarding an interaction between the robotic device and the object;
• receive a query response indicating information associated with the interaction between the robotic device and the object;
• based on the query response, modify the first instructions to obtain second instructions executable by the robotic device to perform the interaction with the object;
• and
• send the second instructions to the robotic device.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a computing device having at least one processor to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

• receiving from a robotic device an identifier of an object, wherein the robotic device includes a mechanical actuator;
• based on the identifier, determine a manufacturer of the object;
• identifying in a database first instructions associated with the identifier of the object, wherein the first instructions are manufacturer instructions associated with the manufacturer of the object, and wherein the manufacturer instructions are executable by the robotic device to interact with the object;
• sending a query to the robotic device regarding an interaction between the robotic device and the object;
• receiving a query response indicating information associated with the interaction between the robotic device and the object;
• based on the query response, modifying the first instructions to obtain second instructions that are executable by the robotic device to perform the interaction with the object;
• and
• sending the second instructions to the robotic device.