Information processing device, information processing method, program, and robot

An information processing method, using an information processing device, comprising:

• acquiring 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;
• estimating a detected value of the first sensor outside the predetermined detection range on a basis of detection results of the second sensor,
• wherein the sensor unit is formed by stacking the plurality of sensors in a hand part of a robot, the hand part being capable of gripping an object;
• and
• controlling the hand part to grip the object based on the detected value of the first sensor being outside the predetermined detection range.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute an information processing method, the method comprising:

• acquiring 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;
• estimating a detected value of the first sensor outside the predetermined detection range on a basis of detection results of the second sensor,
• wherein the sensor unit is formed by stacking the plurality of sensors in a hand part of a robot, the hand part being capable of gripping an object;
• and
• controlling the hand part to grip the object based on the detected value of the first sensor being outside the predetermined detection range.

A robot comprising:

• a hand part capable of gripping an object;
• 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 provided in the hand part;
• and
• an estimation unit circuitry configured to estimate a detected value of the first sensor outside the predetermined detection range on a basis of detection results of the second sensor,
• wherein the sensor unit is formed by stacking the plurality of sensors in the hand part, and
• wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the hand part to grip the object based on the detected value of the first sensor being outside the predetermined detection range.