Adaptive robotic interface apparatus and methods

A system configured for communicating an operational characteristic of a robot, the system comprising:

• one or more physical processor apparatus;
• a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions configured to, when executed by the one or more physical processor apparatus:
• configure the robot to detect the operational characteristic, the operational characteristic comprising at least one phenotype of the robot;
• and
• enable communication by the robot of the at least one phenotype of the robot;
• wherein the communication of the at least one phenotype of the robot is configured to cause adaptation of a user interface device configured to operate the robot;
• wherein the adapted user interface device comprises a set of individually controllable elements that corresponds to the communicated at least one phenotype of the robot;
• wherein each of the set of individually controllable control elements is configured to operate, according to a robotic configuration associated with the at least one phenotype of the robot, one or more corresponding portions of the robot in a degree of freedom;
• and
• wherein the instructions are further configured to, when executed by the one or more physical processor apparatus:
• provide a teaching input to the robot via one or more of the set of individually controllable control elements of the user interface device, the teaching input being configured to cause the robot to navigate a portion of a trajectory using the one or more corresponding portions of the robot in the degree of freedom;
• based on a performance measure associated with the trajectory, cause the robot to navigate the trajectory.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having machine-readable instructions embodied thereon, the machine-readable instructions being executable by one or more processor apparatus to perform a method of communicating an operational characteristic of a robot, the method comprising:

• configuring the robot to detect the operational characteristic, the operational characteristic comprising a phenotype of the robot;
• enabling communication by the robot of the phenotype of the robot;
• configuring the robot to detect a modification of the phenotype of the robot, the modification being configured to produce a modified phenotype of the robot;
• and
• responsive to the detected modification of the phenotype of the robot, communicating the modified phenotype of the robot associated with an operational element;
• wherein the communication of the modified phenotype of the robot is configured to cause an adaptation of a user interface device configured to operate the robot;
• wherein the communication of the modified phenotype of the robot is configured to cause a modification of a control element consistent with the modified phenotype, the control element comprising a plurality of discrete user-adjustable interface elements disposed on the user interface device;
• and
• wherein the user interface device is configured to train the robot to attain a training goal, the training goal comprising navigation along a target trajectory, the training of the robot comprising providing a training input to the robot via the plurality of discrete user-adjustable interface elements disposed on the user interface device, the training input being configured to cause the robot to operate the operational element, the training goal being attained based on a comparison of the target trajectory with an actual trajectory navigated by virtue of the operational element.