Abstract: A vehicle drive assist apparatus to be applied to a vehicle executes at least emergency braking control for avoiding collision of the vehicle with a recognized object. The vehicle drive assist apparatus includes a surrounding environment recognition device and a traveling control unit. The surrounding environment recognition device includes a recognizer that recognizes a surrounding environment around the vehicle, and a feature information acquirer that acquires feature information of a target object in the recognized surrounding environment. The traveling control unit centrally controls the entire vehicle. The traveling control unit includes a determiner that determines, based on the acquired feature information, whether the target object has a possibility of hindering traveling of the vehicle. The traveling control unit continues normal traveling control for the vehicle when the target object is determined to have no possibility of hindering the traveling of the vehicle.

Abstract: A robot includes: a communication unit that receives a remote operation instruction by a user terminal of a user; a body unit capable of traveling; a head unit attached to the body unit and capable of changing a direction; a camera; a control unit that controls the body unit, the head unit, and the camera, based on the operation instruction; and an operation switching input unit that switches between the operation instruction by the user terminal of the user and an operation instruction by a facility terminal of a facility user, and when switching the operation instruction, the operation switching input unit requests the user for whether to approve user switching, and when the user approves the user switching of the operation instruction via the user terminal, the operation switching input unit switches the operation instruction by the user terminal to the operation instruction by the facility terminal.

Abstract: An accompanying mobile body in which a response to an abrupt change in a traveling direction of a user is restrained from being delayed. A movement state recognition section recognizes a moving direction and a moving speed of a user. A predicted location calculation section calculates a predicted location of the user after a first predetermined time period based on the moving direction and the moving speed of the user. An accompanying control section performs accompanying control to cause an accompanying mobile body to move by a traveling unit toward a target location of accompanying that is a location apart from the predicted location by a specified distance in a specified direction.

Abstract: A robot includes: a communication unit that receives a remote operation instruction by a user terminal of a user; a body unit capable of traveling; a head unit attached to the body unit and capable of changing a direction; a camera; a control unit that controls the body unit, the head unit, and the camera, based on the operation instruction; and an operation switching input unit that switches between the operation instruction by the user terminal of the user and an operation instruction by a facility terminal of a facility user, and when switching the operation instruction, the operation switching input unit requests the user for whether to approve user switching, and when the user approves the user switching of the operation instruction via the user terminal, the operation switching input unit switches the operation instruction by the user terminal to the operation instruction by the facility terminal.

Abstract: A remote operation system includes a mobile robot, and an operation terminal configured to communicate with the mobile robot with each other. The mobile robot transmits, to the operation terminal, monitor image information based on a captured image by a camera. The operation terminal receives the monitor image information, and displays, on a terminal display unit, an operation screen including a monitor image based on the captured image. A screen display controller displays the operation screen on the terminal display unit, the operation screen including a first sub screen for displaying the monitor image and a second sub screen different from the first sub screen, and changes a display content of the second sub screen in accordance with a predetermined display mode.

Abstract: Provided is a defect occurrence prediction system for a machine tool that makes it possible to identify the factors causing the occurrence of defects efficiently and effectively, and predict the occurrence of the defects accurately with good precision.

Abstract: An accompanying mobile body that can swiftly reflect a change in accompanying conditions by an instruction from a user on a state of movement. A predicted location calculation section calculates a predicted location of a user after a predetermined time period based on a state of movement of the user recognized by a movement state recognition section. An accompanying control section performs accompanying control to cause a shopping cart to move by a traveling unit toward a target location of accompanying that is a location apart from the predicted location by a specified distance in a specified direction. An accompanying condition change section changes one or both of the specified direction and the specified distance in accordance with an instruction to change from the user.

Abstract: An accompanying mobile body in which a response to an abrupt change in a traveling direction of a user is restrained from being delayed. A movement state recognition section recognizes a moving direction and a moving speed of a user. A predicted location calculation section calculates a predicted location of the user after a first predetermined time period based on the moving direction and the moving speed of the user. An accompanying control section performs accompanying control to cause an accompanying mobile body to move by a traveling unit toward a target location of accompanying that is a location apart from the predicted location by a specified distance in a specified direction.

Abstract: An autonomously traveling device and/or vehicle capable of autonomously traveling in front of a person and enhancing crime prevention and reliability. The autonomously traveling device includes a distance sensor and a camera (person detection sensor) that detect at least a behavior of the person and a distance from the person, and a control unit that controls the autonomously traveling device based on detected information from the distance sensor and the camera.

Abstract: Provided is a defect occurrence prediction system for a machine tool that makes it possible to identify the factors causing the occurrence of defects efficiently and effectively, and predict the occurrence of the defects accurately with good precision.

Abstract: An accompanying control section performs accompanying control to cause a traveling unit to operate based on a state of movement of a user recognized by a movement state recognition section in such a manner that a shopping cart accompanies the user while maintaining a state of keeping a specified distance from the user in a specified direction. A job information reception section receives an input of job information made by the user. A candidate material recognition section extracts at least one candidate material to be used in work based on the job information. A route retrieval section retrieves a route from a current location of the shopping cart to a display place of each selected material selected among the at least one candidate material. A guide section guides the user along the route.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having good characteristics without variation and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A part of a conductive layer for a floating gate is removed by using a spacer insulating film, a first insulating film, and a second insulating film as a mask. A floating gate having a tip portion is formed from the conductive layer for the floating gate, and a part of an insulating layer for a gate insulating film is exposed from the floating gate. The tip portion of the floating gate is further exposed by selectively removing the second insulating film among the second insulating film, the insulating layer for the gate insulating film, and the spacer insulating film.

Abstract: A hollow shaft, which is usable with a constant velocity universal joint, has an increased static torsional strength and torsional fatigue strength of a small diameter portion (small diameter portion having a smooth outer peripheral surface) formed near a spline at an end portion of the hollow shaft, and has a reduced manufacturing cost. The hollow shaft is molded by plastic working from a tubular blank, and subjected to quench hardening treatment. The quench hardening treatment includes carburizing and quenching treatment. The hollow shaft includes a softened section formed in a part of the hollow shaft by local heating treatment after carrying out the carburizing and quenching treatment.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having good characteristics without variation and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A part of a conductive layer for a floating gate is removed by using a spacer insulating film, a first insulating film, and a second insulating film as a mask. A floating gate having a tip portion is formed from the conductive layer for the floating gate, and a part of an insulating layer for a gate insulating film is exposed from the floating gate. The tip portion of the floating gate is further exposed by selectively removing the second insulating film among the second insulating film, the insulating layer for the gate insulating film, and the spacer insulating film.

Abstract: A link actuating device includes input side and output side link hubs, and two sets of link mechanisms. Each of the link mechanisms is a three-link-chain link mechanism including four revolute pairs, and includes input side and output side end links rotatably connected to the input side and output side link hubs and an intermediate links rotatably connected to input side and output side end links. The link mechanism have a positional relationship in which the revolute pair axes between the link hubs and the end links are located on the same plane and cross each other. At least one of the two sets of link mechanisms is provided with interlocking unit that interlocks the input side end link and the output side end link to each other so as to be rotationally displaced.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having good characteristics without variation and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A part of a conductive layer for a floating gate is removed by using a spacer insulating film, a first insulating film, and a second insulating film as a mask. A floating gate having a tip portion is formed from the conductive layer for the floating gate, and a part of an insulating layer for a gate insulating film is exposed from the floating gate. The tip portion of the floating gate is further exposed by selectively removing the second insulating film among the second insulating film, the insulating layer for the gate insulating film, and the spacer insulating film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having good characteristics without variation and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A part of a conductive layer for a floating gate is removed by using a spacer insulating film, a first insulating film, and a second insulating film as a mask. A floating gate having a tip portion is formed from the conductive layer for the floating gate, and a part of an insulating layer for a gate insulating film is exposed from the floating gate. The tip portion of the floating gate is further exposed by selectively removing the second insulating film among the second insulating film, the insulating layer for the gate insulating film, and the spacer insulating film.

Abstract: A link actuating device includes input side and output side link hubs, and two sets of link mechanisms. Each of the link mechanisms is a three-link-chain link mechanism including four revolute pairs, and includes input side and output side end links rotatably connected to the input side and output side link hubs and an intermediate links rotatably connected to input side and output side end links. The link mechanism have a positional relationship in which the revolute pair axes between the link hubs and the end links are located on the same plane and cross each other. At least one of the two sets of link mechanisms is provided with interlocking unit that interlocks the input side end link and the output side end link to each other so as to be rotationally displaced.

Abstract: To provide a semiconductor memory device having an improved write efficiency because deterioration of a gate insulating film is suppressed. An element formation region is formed in a region of a semiconductor substrate sandwiched between element isolation regions. In the element isolation regions, a silicon oxide film is filled in a trench having a predetermined depth. An erase gate electrode is formed in the element isolation region while being buried in the silicon oxide film. Over the element formation region, floating gate electrodes are formed via a gate oxide film and control gate electrodes are formed over the floating gate electrodes via an ONO film. Two adjacent floating gate electrodes have therebetween an insulating film formed to cover the erase gate electrode.