Abstract: A robot system includes a robot body, at least two first control devices provided in the robot body, a second control device that communicates with the first control devices, and first and second communication media each enabling the first control devices to communicate with the second control device. The second control device selectively operates in one of a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the second control device transmits information to a subset of the first control devices not using the second communication medium and using the first communication medium, and the second control device transmits information to the other first control devices not using the first communication medium and using the second communication medium, and in the second mode, the second control device transmits information to all the first control devices using both the first communication medium and second communication medium.

Abstract: A robot apparatus equipped with a driving source includes a power transmission module configured to transmit power to the driving source, a power reception module configured to receive the power transmitted by the power transmission module, and a control device configured to control a power transmission start timing in such a manner that the power reception module receives predetermined power at a timing at which the driving source operates.

Abstract: A robot system includes a robot main body, a plurality of first control devices provided in the robot main body, and a detection unit configured to detect a state of the robot main body. In a case where one of the plurality of first control devices determines that the robot main body is in a predetermined state based on a detection result of the detection unit, the one of the plurality of first control devices outputs information indicating that the robot main body is in the predetermined state to another one of the plurality of first control devices other than the one of the plurality of first control devices.

Abstract: An influence of blooming in which electric charges leak from a first pixel group to a second pixel group is reduced. An imaging apparatus includes a first pixel group, a second pixel group, a detection unit, and a correction unit. The first pixel group includes first pixels for generating signals through photoelectric conversion. The second pixel group includes second pixels for generating signals through photoelectric conversion. The detection unit is configured to detect saturation of first pixels in the first pixel group. The correction unit is configured to, in a case where saturation of the first pixels is detected, correct signals of second pixels in the second pixel group corresponding to the first pixels where the saturation has been detected.

Abstract: HDR image generating processing is performed which generates one image from a plurality of images captured with different exposures within an image pickup device so that increases of power consumption and frame rate reduction can be improved.

Abstract: A robot apparatus equipped with a driving source includes a power transmission module configured to transmit power to the driving source, a power reception module configured to receive the power transmitted by the power transmission module, and a control device configured to control a power transmission start timing in such a manner that the power reception module receives predetermined power at a timing at which the driving source operates.

Abstract: An influence of blooming in which electric charges leak from a first pixel group to a second pixel group is reduced. An imaging apparatus includes a first pixel group, a second pixel group, a detection unit, and a correction unit. The first pixel group includes first pixels for generating signals through photoelectric conversion. The second pixel group includes second pixels for generating signals through photoelectric conversion. The detection unit is configured to detect saturation of first pixels in the first pixel group. The correction unit is configured to, in a case where saturation of the first pixels is detected, correct signals of second pixels in the second pixel group corresponding to the first pixels where the saturation has been detected.

Abstract: An image sensor comprises a pixel portion formed by arraying pixels including photoelectric conversion portions in a matrix, a plurality of A/D converters which are provided in a one-to-one correspondence to pixel columns of the pixel portion, an adding unit which adds pixel signals from a plurality of pixel columns to each other, and a connecting portion capable of inputting, to an arbitrary A/D converter, a sum signal obtained by adding the pixel signals by the adding unit.

Abstract: HDR image generating processing is performed which generates one image from a plurality of images captured with different exposures within an image pickup device so that increases of power consumption and frame rate reduction can be improved.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor in which a plurality of pixels are arranged two-dimensionally, and a control unit configured to control a band gap of the pixels of the image sensor, wherein the control unit, in a case where defective pixel detection processing is performed on the image sensor, controls the band gap so as to be smaller than in a case where normal image capture is performed.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor in which a plurality of pixels are arranged two-dimensionally, and a control unit configured to control a band gap of the pixels of the image sensor, wherein the control unit, in a case where defective pixel detection processing is performed on the image sensor, controls the band gap so as to be smaller than in a case where normal image capture is performed.

Abstract: An image sensor comprises a pixel portion formed by arraying pixels including photoelectric conversion portions in a matrix, a plurality of A/D converters which are provided in a one-to-one correspondence to pixel columns of the pixel portion, an adding unit which adds pixel signals from a plurality of pixel columns to each other, and a connecting portion capable of inputting, to an arbitrary A/D converter, a sum signal obtained by adding the pixel signals by the adding unit.

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes an image sensor having a plurality of pixels and a control unit configured to control the image sensor. Each pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert light into an electric charge, an amplifier configured to amplify accumulated electric charge, a transfer switch configured to input a signal of the photoelectric conversion element to the amplifier when being turned on, a reset switch configured to reset the input to the amplifier when being turned on, and a selection switch configured to output an output from the amplifier to a signal output line when being turned on.

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes an image sensor having a plurality of pixels and a control unit configured to control the image sensor. Each pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert light into an electric charge, an amplifier configured to amplify accumulated electric charge, a transfer switch configured to input a signal of the photoelectric conversion element to the amplifier when being turned on, a reset switch configured to reset the input to the amplifier when being turned on, and a selection switch configured to output an output from the amplifier to a signal output line when being turned on.