Systems and methods for determining a status of a component of a device

A non-transitory computer readable memory having stored therein instructions executable by one or more computing devices to cause the one or more computing devices to perform functions comprising:

• determining a sensor value for a sensor of a robotic device;
• determining a nominal value based on sensor values received from a pool of one or more robotic devices utilizing same or similar sensors as the sensor of the robotic device;
• determining that an absolute value of a difference between the sensor value for the sensor of the robotic device and the nominal value is greater than a threshold value;
• and
• based on determining that the absolute value of the difference between the sensor value for the sensor of the robotic device and the nominal value is greater than the threshold value, calibrating the sensor of the robotic device such that the sensor value for the sensor of the robotic device is substantially consistent with the nominal value.

A robotic device comprising:

• a control system configured to:
• determine a sensor value for a sensor of the robotic device;
• determine a nominal value based on sensor values received from a pool of one or more robotic devices utilizing same or similar sensors as the sensor of the robotic device;
• determine that an absolute value of a difference between the sensor value for the sensor of the robotic device and the nominal value is greater than a threshold value;
• and
• based on determining that the absolute value of the difference between the sensor value for the sensor of the robotic device and the nominal value is greater than the threshold value, calibrate the sensor of the robotic device such that the sensor value for the sensor of the robotic device is substantially consistent with the nominal value.