Methods and systems for providing instructions to a robotic device

A system comprising:

• a robotic device, wherein the robotic device includes a mechanical actuator;
• a computing system including a non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor to:
• receive information from the robotic device, wherein the information indicates an amount of available memory on the robotic device, a type of operating system on the robotic device, and a type of sensor available to the robotic device;
• determine data responsive to the information;
• determine an order at which to send the data to the robotic device, wherein data associated with robot functionality to be performed at a first time is given a first priority and data associated with robot functionality to be performed at a subsequent time is given a second priority, wherein the first priority is higher than the second priority;
• adjust the order based on the amount of available memory on the robotic device, the type of operating system on the robotic device, and the type of sensor available to the robotic device;
• and
• provide to the robotic device an amount of the data responsive to the information that is storable in the amount of available memory on the robotic device and in an order such that data that pertains to the first priority is sent first.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

• receiving information from a robotic device, wherein the information indicates an amount of available memory on the robotic device, a type of operating system on the robotic device, and a type of sensor available to the robotic device;
• determining data responsive to the information;
• determining an order at which to send the data to the robotic device, wherein data associated with robot functionality to be performed at a first time is given a first priority and data associated with robot functionality to be performed at a subsequent time is given a second priority, wherein the first priority is higher than the second priority;
• adjusting the order based on the amount of available memory on the robotic device, the type of operating system on the robotic device, and the type of sensor available to the robotic device;
• and
• providing to the robotic device an amount of the data responsive to the information that is storable in the amount of available memory on the robotic device and in an order such that data that pertains to the first priority is sent first.