Sony Corporation

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.

Hiroki Saijo

Yoshihiro Kuroki

Masaya Kinoshita

Kazuo Hongo

Shigeru Tamura

Kiyokazu Miyazawa

A center of gravity of a robot device is estimated without utilization of a force sensor or the like. An information processing device including a center-of-gravity estimation unit that calculates, on the basis of torque applied to one or more joints included in each of a plurality of leg portions, reaction force applied from a ground contact surface to each of the plurality of leg portions, and that estimates a center of gravity of a robot device including the plurality of leg portions on the basis of the calculated reaction force on the plurality of leg portions.

Information processing device and information processing method

There is provided a robot capable of reducing vibration generated in an arm portion performing work. The robot includes: a first arm portion connected to a body portion and configured to perform work; and a second arm portion connected to the body portion and to be controlled to support the first arm portion, in which the first arm portion includes a first connecting portion connected to the body portion, a first end effector located at an end of the first arm portion opposite to an end where the first connecting portion is located, and a support target portion located between the first connecting portion and the first end effector, and the second arm portion is controlled to support the support target portion.

Robot having reduced vibration generation in in arm portion

There is provided a medical observation apparatus including: a control section configured to control, on a basis of a predetermined operation related to a movement of an imaging field of view, the movement of the imaging field of view in an imaging device supported by an arm including a plurality of links joined to each other by joint sections. The control section controls the movement of the imaging field of view by performing a cropping range control that crops an imaging range of the imaging device on the basis of the predetermined operation.

Medical observation apparatus and control method

A medical observation device includes: an imaging device; a support unit that supports the image-capturing unit and includes arms and joints rotatably connecting the arms; a motor that applies power to at least one of the joints, and rotates two of the arms connected at the joint relative to each other; a gear mechanism that includes two intermeshing gears and is disposed in a power transmission path from the motor to the at least one joint; an operation receiver that receives a user operation; and a controller that performs first control for causing the motor to rotate in accordance with the user operation received by the operation receiver and performs second control after the first control is completed and rotation of the motor is stopped.

Medical observation device

To generate motion data of a motion in synchronization with a melody of music. As an embodiment of the present invention, when motion pattern data corresponding to a predetermined motion pattern is stored, music data is analyzed to detect a beat of music based on the music data, and the music data is divided into a plurality of bar intervals based on the detected beat, the motion pattern data is allocated to the bar intervals of the music data being divided to generate motion data. In this manner, when the motion data is reproduced together with the music data, the motion pattern can be switched in synchronization with switching of first bar intervals and second bar intervals corresponding to a bar when the music based on music data is expressed in a musical score.

Motion data generation device, motion data generation method, and recording medium for recording a motion data generation program

A legged robot is provided with a plurality of basic motion programs. The legged robot can produce a teaching motion program for performing a series of expressive motions by recognizing and language-processing instructions from a user in the form of voice-input, and extracting and combining at least one basic motion in a time series. More sophisticated and complex teaching programs can be edited by controlling the produced teaching motion programs stored in a database and combining the teaching motion programs with the basic motion programs.

Legged robot and method for teaching motions thereof

A legged mobile robot realizes a motion language by a time-series change in an actuator angle or a motion pattern using the four limbs and the trunk. A motion language which includes, for example, a motion pattern which is an approximation of the contour/shape of a character is used, so that even a robot or a human being which does not possess the same motion language database can determine the meaning and character which is indicated by each motion pattern as a result of visually recognizing and interpreting the contour/form which is indicated by each motion pattern. For example, a robot which has stepped into a dangerous working area can give a message concerning, for example, the condition of the working area to an observer at a remote location without using any data communications device. The legged mobile robot communicates by moving the limbs and/or the trunk.

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Chiba, Japan

Hiroki Saijo