Abstract: For accurate housing of an object to be packed even in an unfixed box body, a packing apparatus includes a movable unit and a force detection part provided in the movable unit and houses an object to be packed in a box body formed from a packing material based on an output value of the force detection part.

Abstract: A control system includes a projection section that projects predetermined patterned light on a target object, a first imaging section that captures an image of the target object on which the predetermined patterned light is projected by the projection section, a second imaging section that is disposed in a position different from a position where the first imaging section is disposed and captures an image of the target object on which the predetermined patterned light is projected by the projection section, and a calculation section that calculates a three-dimensional shape of the target object based on a first point in a first captured image captured by the first imaging section and a second point in a second captured image captured by the second imaging section.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a projection unit configured to project a first pattern onto an object; and a selection unit configured to select a single first pattern from a plurality of first patterns. After the projection unit projects each of the plurality of first patterns having different resolutions onto the object, the projection unit projects a second pattern onto the object, the second pattern having the same resolution as that of the selected single first pattern.

Abstract: A robot includes a hand that grips an object and a control unit that operates the hand, the hand includes fingers that are able to grip the object at four or more contact points, and an object of which a metallic tone index is equal to or higher than 5 is gripped with the hand.

Abstract: A robot includes a hand configured to grip a flexible object and a control section configured to cause the hand to operate. The control section causes the hand to operate using relative velocities of the hand and a predetermined section of the flexible object.

Abstract: A robot includes: a hand; and a control unit that operates the hand, in which the control unit generates three-dimensional point group information for a partial image forming a captured image obtained by an imaging unit, and causes the hand to hold an object included in the partial image.

Abstract: A fan is enclosed in the enclosure of an electronic apparatus. The fan discharges air out of a ventilation opening of the fan. Heat radiating fins are located in an air passage extending from the ventilation opening. A dust catcher is removably mounted on an outside surface of the enclosure into an opening of the enclosure. The dust catcher is located in the air passage between the heat radiating fins and the ventilation opening. The dust catcher serves to catch the dust in the air passage. The dust catcher is removed from the enclosure along with the dust.

Abstract: The inventors have revealed that the actual rotation speed of the rotor in a fan structured as a centrifugal fan exceeds the designated rotation speed if the ventilation opening of the centrifugal fan is occluded. If a larger amount of dust accumulates at the ventilation opening of the centrifugal fan, for example, the actual rotation speed of the rotor in the centrifugal fan exceeds the designated rotation speed by a predetermined deviation. The accumulation of dust at the ventilation opening can in this manner be observed in a facilitated manner. The occlusion of the ventilation opening can thus be detected.

Abstract: The inventors have revealed that the actual rotation speed of the rotor in a fan structured as a centrifugal fan exceeds the designated rotation speed if the ventilation opening of the centrifugal fan is occluded. If a larger amount of dust accumulates at the ventilation opening of the centrifugal fan, for example, the actual rotation speed of the rotor in the centrifugal fan exceeds the designated rotation speed by a predetermined deviation. The accumulation of dust at the ventilation opening can in this manner be observed in a facilitated manner. The occlusion of the ventilation opening can thus be detected.

Abstract: A fan is enclosed in the enclosure of an electronic apparatus. The fan discharges air out of a ventilation opening of the fan itself. Heat radiating fins are located in an air passage extending from the ventilation opening. A dust catcher is removably mounted in an opening of the enclosure from the outside of the enclosure. The dust catcher is located in the air passage between the heat radiating fins and the ventilation opening. The dust catcher serves to catch the dust in the air passage. The dust catcher is removed from the enclosure along with the dust. The dust is thus reliably cleared from the air passage. The dust catcher can then be cleaned. The cleaned dust catcher can again be set in the opening of the enclosure. Airflow of a sufficient amount is in this manner always kept in the air passage.

Abstract: A plurality of mouse input operations are switched according to the touching time period against a touch panel. Therefore, it is possible to carry out processing corresponding to a plurality of mouse input operations, selectively, by means of a single input operation, namely, a touch input operation, thereby improving the ease of operation. Furthermore, in the present invention, the direction of scrolling of a screen can be switched according to the touching time period against a touch panel. Consequently, it is possible to perform upward scrolling and downward scrolling, selectively, for example, by means of a single input operation, namely, a touch input operation, thereby improving the ease of operation.

Abstract: A plurality of mouse input operations are switched according to the touching time period against a touch panel. Therefore, it is possible to carry out processing corresponding to a plurality of mouse input operations, selectively, by means of a single input operation, namely, a touch input operation, thereby improving the ease of operation. Furthermore, in the present invention, the direction of scrolling of a screen can be switched according to the touching time period against a touch panel. Consequently, it is possible to perform upward scrolling and downward scrolling, selectively, for example, by means of a single input operation, namely, a touch input operation, thereby improving the ease of operation.