Abstract: The present invention provides a dry spraying material for a firing furnace, which is free from a need for a drying process after spraying, and capable of withstanding physical shock from furnace contents. The dry spraying material according to the present invention is designed for a firing furnace having a furnace wall temperature of 1400° C. or less, wherein a SiO2 component derived from raw materials having a particle size of less than 75 ?m and an Al2O3 component derived from raw materials having a particle size of less than 75 ?m are contained in the dry spraying material, respectively, in the dry spraying material in an amount of 1% by mass to 10% by mass and in an amount of 5% by mass to 40% by mass.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including: an image control unit that controls a communication image including an image of a performer or an avatar and displayed on a display unit installed in a separated space and having a vertical direction as a longitudinal direction; and a hand control unit that controls movement of a robot hand that provides an experience by a tactile sense to an experiencing person who has visually recognized the image.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and information processing method to implement a more natural and flexible behavior plan of an autonomous mobile object, the information processing apparatus including a behavior planner configured to plan a behavior of an autonomous mobile object based on estimation of circumstances, wherein the behavior planner is configured to, based on the circumstances that are estimated and multiple sets of needs that are opposed to each other, determine the behavior to be executed by the autonomous mobile object. The information processing method includes, by a processor, planning a behavior of an autonomous mobile object based on estimation of circumstances, wherein the planning includes, based on the circumstances that are estimated and multiple sets of needs that are opposed to each other, determining the behavior to be executed by the autonomous mobile object.

Abstract: To prompt generation of a new motion of a mobile body. The mobile body includes: a blending parameter setting section that sets a blending parameter; a motion generator that is configured to be able to generate a third motion by blending, into a predetermined first motion as a motion of the mobile body, a predetermined second motion as a motion of the mobile body different from the first motion with a reflection degree corresponding to the blending parameter set by the blending parameter setting section; and a motion controller that is configured to be able to reflect the third motion generated by the motion generator to a motion to be actually performed by the mobile body.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a control apparatus for a robot including a decision section that decides that a robot is lifted up, a rotation angle acquisition section that acquires a rotation angle in a case where the robot rotates in a state in which the robot is lifted up, and a driving controlling section that controls driving of a movable portion of the robot on the basis of the rotation angle such that the movable portion is directed to a predetermined direction.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and information processing method to implement a more natural and flexible behavior plan of an autonomous mobile object, the information processing apparatus including a behavior planner configured to plan a behavior of an autonomous mobile object based on estimation of circumstances, wherein the behavior planner is configured to, based on the circumstances that are estimated and multiple sets of needs that are opposed to each other, determine the behavior to be executed by the autonomous mobile object. The information processing method includes, by a processor, planning a behavior of an autonomous mobile object based on estimation of circumstances, wherein the planning includes, based on the circumstances that are estimated and multiple sets of needs that are opposed to each other, determining the behavior to be executed by the autonomous mobile object.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a terminal adapted to transmit audio data via Bluetooth to a device. The terminal includes a controller adapted to detect configuration parameters of the device and optimally determine configuration parameters of the terminal, and a transmission module capable of transmitting a packet of a first packet type based on a first mode of the terminal and a packet of a second packet type based on a second mode of the terminal. The audio data is modulated by a first modulation mode in the first mode and the audio data is modulated by a second modulation mode in the second mode that is more efficient than the first modulation mode. When the device cannot operate in the second mode but can operate in the first mode, the controller causes the transmission module to create a packet of the first packet type containing the audio data.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a terminal adapted to transmit audio data via Bluetooth to a device. The terminal includes a controller adapted to detect configuration parameters of the device and optimally determine configuration parameters of the terminal, and a transmission module capable of transmitting a packet of a first packet type based on a first mode of the terminal and a packet of a second packet type based on a second mode of the terminal. The audio data is modulated by a first modulation mode in the first mode and the audio data is modulated by a second modulation mode in the second mode that is more efficient than the first modulation mode. When the device cannot operate in the second mode but can operate in the first mode, the controller causes the transmission module to create a packet of the first packet type containing the audio data.

Abstract: An activity meter includes an accelerometer for detecting movement of a body and a control unit connected to the accelerometer. The control unit determines segments corresponding to single cycles of body movement based on a detection output from the accelerometer, and based on a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value in the detection output from the accelerometer that correspond to the determined segments of the single cycles, specifies a type of activity performed in a predetermined period that includes the segments.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a number-of-step detection system, a number-of-step detecting method, and a pedometer capable of accurately detecting the number of steps in correspondence with the walking characteristics of an individual. Vibration data acquired with a vibration data acquiring unit of a pedometer is transmitted from the pedometer to a server with a communication unit, and number-of-step decision criterion data suited for measuring the number of steps is calculated with the calculation unit of the server based on the vibration data. The number-of-step decision criterion data calculated in the server is transmitted from the server to the pedometer, and the number-of-step decision criterion data stored in the pedometer is updated to the number-of-step decision criterion data calculated by the server to accurately count the number of steps in correspondence with the walking characteristics of the individual.