Abstract: A robot control apparatus includes a controller configured to control a robot. The controller includes an operation control unit and a state estimation unit. The operation control unit is configured to cause the robot to operate along a first operation path. The state estimation unit is configured to estimate a state of the robot. When the state estimation unit detects collision with at least a part of the robot, the operation control unit is configured to acquire an avoidance operation path on which the robot would operate to mitigate energy of the collision. Upon acquiring the avoidance operation path, the operation control unit is configured to cause the robot to execute an avoidance operation along the avoidance operation path.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an obtainer and a generator. The obtainer obtains depth information indicating a depth in a measurement space. The measurement space includes a plurality of objects. The generator generates high-position information indicating a high portion of the plurality of objects at a higher position than another portion of the plurality of objects in the measurement space by performing, on the depth information, filtering corresponding to an object size of an object of the plurality of objects.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a hand controller that controls a hand capable of grasping an object to be grasped and including a first finger and a second finger. The hand controller obtains, from at least one sensor linked to the first finger and the second finger, a plurality of pieces of force information indicating force acting on the first finger and the second finger from the object to be grasped. The hand controller determines, on a basis of a relationship between the plurality of pieces of force information, whether contact areas of the first finger and the second finger in contact with the object to be grasped are appropriate.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating a virtual space image by specifying a viewpoint position and a direction of line of sight and display the image on a head-mounted display, specifying a plurality of positions in the virtual space as viewpoint positions, changing the viewpoint position to a position determined from among the plurality of positions in accordance with an operation by a user, specifying a direction of line of sight, when the viewpoint position is changed, and displaying an image based on a same virtual three-dimensional space on the head mounted display and a display device other than the head mounted display.

Abstract: A robot control device includes a controller configured to control a robot including a sensor and an end effector. The controller is configured to acquire position information of the end effector with respect to a measurement target disposed inside an operational space of the robot, and correct a coordinate system relating to operation of the robot based on the position information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating virtual space images by specifying from among a plurality of viewpoint positions and a plurality of directions of line of sight in the virtual space; and displaying the virtual space images on a head-mounted display, where the generating includes changing from a currently selected viewpoint position among the plurality of viewpoint positions to a newly selected viewpoint position among the plurality of viewpoint positions, which is selected in accordance with operation by a user, when generating the virtual space images in response to changing to the newly selected viewpoint position, the display control section specifies a new direction of line of sight among the plurality of directions of line of sight, and at least some of the plurality of viewpoint positions are separated from each other.

Abstract: A robot control device includes a controller. The controller obtains an actual visual field size of a space information acquisition unit configured to capture an image of an operating space of a robot and space information obtained by the space information acquisition unit, sets a predetermined first position based on the actual visual field size and the space information, and generates a calibration position of the robot based on the first position and the actual visual field size.

Abstract: A robot control device includes a controller. The controller executes a first calibration of a robot in at least one first calibration position included in a first calibration range set in an operating space of the robot and executes a second calibration of the robot in at least one second calibration position that is included in a second calibration range defining part of the first calibration range and that is set with a higher density than the at least one first calibration position.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit acquires depth information in a predetermined space and distortion information of an imaging device that generates the depth information. The control unit corrects the depth information based on the distortion information to generate corrected depth information.

Abstract: An image obtaining section of an information processing apparatus obtains polarized light images in a plurality of directions from an imaging device provided to a moving body. A polarization degree obtaining section of an image analyzing section obtains a degree of polarization on the basis of direction dependence of luminance of polarized light. A high polarization degree region evaluating section detects the peripheral edge of a play field on which the moving body is present, by evaluating the shape of a high polarization degree region having degrees of polarization higher than a threshold value in a state in which the high polarization degree region is overlooked. An output data generating section generates and outputs output data for avoiding movement to the peripheral edge.

Abstract: A trained model generating method includes: acquiring a first model obtained by performing training processing for an estimation target in a first environment by using first image data representing the estimation target in the first environment as learning data; acquiring second image data representing the estimation target in a second environment in which estimation is to be performed; generating a second model based on the first model by using the second image data as learning data; and outputting a trained model based on the second model. The second image data includes an image in which an appearance of the estimation target in the second environment is assumed based on user environment information about the second environment.

Abstract: A robot control device includes a controller configured to control a robot. The controller is configured to acquire a measurement position of a movement destination of the robot, acquire a measurement result of a position of the robot calculated based on spatial information about an operational space of the robot acquired by a spatial information acquiring unit, and determine whether to perform calibration of the robot based on the measurement position and the measurement result.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus, a captured image acquiring section acquires data of an image captured of a reference object while part of incident light applied thereto is being blocked. An incident light information acquiring section acquires, according to a predetermined model equation, a brightness distribution of partial incident light in each of light-blocked states on the basis of the image of the reference object, and acquires a brightness distribution of overall incident light by calculating brightness distributions of partial incident light. A target information acquiring section acquires the shape and material of a target by using the brightness distribution of overall incident light.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating virtual space images by specifying from among a plurality of viewpoint positions and a plurality of directions of line of sight in the virtual space; and displaying the virtual space images on a head-mounted display, where the generating includes changing from a currently selected viewpoint position among the plurality of viewpoint positions to a newly selected viewpoint position among the plurality of viewpoint positions, which is selected in accordance with operation by a user, when generating the virtual space images in response to changing to the newly selected viewpoint position, the display control section specifies a new direction of line of sight among the plurality of directions of line of sight, and at least some of the plurality of viewpoint positions are separated from each other.

Abstract: A play time acquisition unit 212 acquires a play time of an activity by a plurality of players from event data indicating a start of the activity and event data indicating an end of the activity that are recorded in an event data recording unit 250. A distribution generation unit 222 divides the plurality of players who have executed the activity into a plurality of groups according to the play time. A class sorting unit 224 sorts a player into any one of a plurality of classes according to the skill value of the player. A percentage derivation unit 228 derives a percentage occupied by the players of each class in each of the plurality of groups. A type determination unit 230 determines the type of the activity on the basis of the derived percentage.

Abstract: An image acquisition section of an information processing apparatus acquires, from an imaging apparatus, polarization images in a plurality of orientations. A normal acquisition section of an image analysis section detects a surface of a subject by acquiring a normal vector on the basis of orientation dependence of polarization luminance. A surface assumption section assumes the presence of an undetected surface continuing from the detected surface. A subject detection section confirms whether or not the assumed surface is present using a normal vector estimated for the assumed surface. An output data generation section generates and outputs output data using information regarding the detected surface.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating virtual space images by specifying from among a plurality of viewpoint positions and a plurality of directions of line of sight in the virtual space; and displaying the virtual space images on a head-mounted display, where the generating includes changing from a currently selected viewpoint position among the plurality of viewpoint positions to a newly selected viewpoint position among the plurality of viewpoint positions, which is selected in accordance with operation by a user, when generating the virtual space images in response to changing to the newly selected viewpoint position, the generating includes specifying, as a new direction of line of sight among the plurality of directions of line of sight, a direction in which a first position in the virtual space is seen from the newly selected viewpoint position, and at least some of the plurality of viewpoint positions are separated from each other.

Abstract: A robot control apparatus includes a control unit that generates, as control information, information regarding an amount of movement for controlling a motion of a robot and that outputs the control information, an information obtaining unit that obtains, as actual physical information, physical information indicating a result of an actual motion of the robot based on the control information, a motion estimation unit that outputs information output from a model plant, which is obtained by modeling an ideal state of the robot, by inputting the control information to the model plant as estimated physical information, which is obtained when the robot is assumed to move ideally on a basis of the control information, and a state estimation unit that estimates a state of the robot on a basis of the actual physical information and the estimated physical information. The control unit generates the control information further on a basis of a result of the estimation of the state of the robot.

Abstract: In order to make it possible to perform compression encoding of video more quickly and by an easier method, processing relating to the compression encoding of the video that has a greater speed-increasing effect due to parallel processing is performed by a parallel processing device that can execute the parallel processing more rapidly than a CPU, processing with a high computational load and processing that requires high-speed processing based on sequential processing are performed by a sequential processing device that can execute the sequential processing more rapidly than the CPU, and processing that involves a higher frequency of alteration of content of an algorithm is performed by the CPU.

Abstract: An air conditioning system includes: an intake unit configured to take in return air of an indoor space from a ceiling of the indoor space; an outdoor air processing unit configured to supply outdoor air while exhausting the return air taken in via the intake unit to outdoors; an air conditioner configured to supply, as air-conditioning air, mixed air of the return air taken in via the intake unit and the outdoor air supplied by the outdoor air processing unit; and at least one radiation unit disposed in the indoor space in a manner to surround the intake unit, the radiation unit being configured to radiate heat of the air-conditioning air supplied by the air conditioner while discharging the air-conditioning air to the indoor space.