Abstract: There is provided a robot device that implements unloading or loading of a load to a loading platform, with less degrees of freedom. The robot device includes a loading unit on which a load is placed, a posture changing unit that changes a posture of the loading unit, a moving unit that moves the loading unit, a taking-out unit that takes out the load placed on the load receiving surface and moves the load to the loading unit, and a control unit that controls operation of the posture changing unit and the moving unit. The control unit performs force control of the posture changing unit to cause the loading unit to follow the load receiving surface, and then controls the taking-out unit to take out the load placed on the load receiving surface and move the load to the loading unit.

Abstract: To provide a control apparatus, a control system, a control method, and a robot by which a movement of the robot can be made a movement suitable for a surrounding environment. A control apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit controls an operation of a robot on the basis of a map of an operation region that reflects weighting of placement stability information of an object that forms the operation region of the robot, the map being generated using surrounding environment information of the robot.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a transport device, a transport method, a program, and an information processing device that can prevent damage to the content of luggage during transportation. The transport device includes a luggage characteristic estimation unit that estimates luggage characteristics including at least one of fragility of a content of luggage and packaging quality of the luggage based on at least one of change in center of gravity due to movement of the luggage, vibration characteristics of the luggage, and characteristics of the sound generated from the luggage due to the movement of the luggage. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a robot that transports luggage.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and a robot capable of estimate a value outside a detection range of a sensor. A control device of a first aspect of the present technology is a device that acquires detection results of a sensor unit composed of a plurality of sensors including a first sensor having a predetermined detection range, and a second sensor having a range in a detection range thereof in which detection by the first sensor is not possible and estimates a detected value of the first sensor outside the predetermined detection range on the basis of detection results of the second sensor. The present technology can be applied to a device that controls a robot having a hand part capable of gripping an object.

Abstract: There is provided a surgical instrument having a plurality of methods of use and reducing the number of times that treatment portions are detachably replaced. The surgical instrument includes a treatment unit having a first treatment portion on an end portion thereof and a second treatment portion on another end portion thereof, and a holder that supports the treatment unit so as to allow the states of use of the first treatment portion and the second treatment portion to be switched. The holder supports the holder so as to be rotatable around a switching shaft for switching the states of use of the first treatment portion and the second treatment portion, and supports the treatment unit such that, while one of the first treatment portion and the second treatment portion is in a usable state, the other is in a standby state.

Abstract: Not to give a noise to a subject to which it is not desired to give the noise. According to the present disclosure, a mobile unit control device including a noise estimation unit (434) that estimates, based on a position of a sound source and a sound volume generated by the sound source, a noise in a target region in which the noise is suppressed, and a control unit (436) that controls, based on the estimated noise, an operation of a mobile unit to reduce the noise in the target region is provided. With this configuration, it is possible not to give a noise to a subject to which it is not desired to give the noise.

Abstract: A parallel wire device capable of translating a target object and rotating the target object in a wide movable range is provided. The parallel wire device includes a movement unit, a rotational movement unit attached to the movement unit so as to be rotatable about at least one axis, a first parallel wire configured to translationally drive the movement unit, and a second parallel wire configured to rotationally drive the rotational movement unit. The rotational movement unit includes a parallel link, and the second parallel wire includes parallel wires configured to drive respective links constituting the parallel link.

Abstract: Provided are a master-slave system where a master apparatus remotely operates a slave apparatus and a control method of this system. The master-slave system includes a slave apparatus that includes a temperature acquisition unit that acquires a temperature and a master apparatus that includes a presentation unit that presents the acquired temperature. The presentation unit includes a temperature change unit that is provided on the operation unit and produces a temperature change on the basis of the acquired temperature to produce a temperature change in harmony with the acquired temperature. Moreover, the master-slave system further includes a determination unit that determines a type or a characteristic of the operation target on the basis of an input temperature input by the temperature input unit and the temperature acquired by the temperature acquisition unit.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a technology capable of obtaining information for controlling the movements of a robot more appropriately. [Solution] Provided is a control apparatus including: a control section that infers an intention of an external force on a basis of the external force.