Abstract: A robot device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an input acceptor configured to accept an input to a robot device; an expression content decider configured to decide a set of expression contents in which the expression contents are associated with each other, the expression contents each indicating a response of the robot device with respect to the input; and the signal generator configured to generate an instruction signal that causes another device other than the robot device to execute an operation corresponding to one portion out of the set of expression contents.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a control section that controls operations of operation bodies in accordance with a result of a voice recognition process. In accordance with a result of a voice recognition process that is based on a voice collected by one of the operation bodies or a voice recognition environment recognized from sensor information collected by one of the operation bodies, the control section controls an operation of another one of the operation bodies.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a control unit (150) controlling an action of an autonomous operation unit, and in which the control unit controls transition of plural states relating to speech recognition processing through the autonomous operation unit based on a detected trigger, and the states include a first active state in which an action of the autonomous operation unit is restricted, and a second active state in which the speech recognition processing is performed is provided. Moreover, an information processing method in which a processor controls an action of an autonomous operation unit, the controlling includes controlling transition of plural states relating to speech recognition processing through the autonomous operation unit based on a detected trigger, and the states include a first active state in which an action of the autonomous operation unit is restricted, and a second active state in which the speech recognition processing is performed is provided.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a first dictionary (715) that has registered a plurality of utterance expressions; a first voice recognition unit (710) that executes a first voice recognition process using the first dictionary (715); and a dictionary update unit (740) that updates utterance expressions to be registered to the first dictionary (715) based on usage performance of utterance of a user, in which the dictionary update unit (740) deletes an utterance expression having a low usage performance of utterance from the first dictionary (715) or transfers the utterance expression to a second dictionary (745) that has registered a plurality of utterance expressions not registered in the first dictionary (715).

Abstract: An information processor includes an action planning unit performing action planning of a moving body acting based on recognition processing, and an evaluation section evaluating reliability of an estimated sound source direction, the action planning unit planning a direction-dependent motion of the moving body corresponding to the sound source direction based on evaluation results of the reliability by the evaluation section and past evaluation achievements; and an information processing method including causing a processor to perform action planning of a moving body acting based on recognition processing, and evaluate reliability of an estimated sound source direction, the performing the action planning further including planning a direction-dependent motion of the moving body corresponding to the sound source direction based on evaluation results of the reliability and past evaluation achievements.

Abstract: The present technology is directed to performing feedback related to execution of recognition processing with a more natural motion. Provided is an information processing device including a motion control unit that performs motion control of a moving object that acts on the basis of recognition processing, in which the motion control unit causes the moving object to execute a responding motion on the basis of input of recognition target information, and the responding motion is implicit feedback related to execution of the recognition processing. Furthermore, provided is an information processing method including performing, by a processor, motion control of a moving object that acts on the basis of recognition processing, in which performing the motion control further includes causing the moving object to execute a responding motion on the basis of input of recognition target information, and the responding motion is implicit feedback related to execution of the recognition processing.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that detects, by a touch panel disposed on or formed integrally with a display, a contact input and a contactless input of an object; determines a position corresponding to an input based on an output from the touch panel; detects a change in distance between a top surface of the touch panel and the object based on the output from the touch panel; and controls the display to display a candidate word list on the display based on the determined position and the detected change in distance.