Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program

An information processing method executed by a processor, the method comprising:

• estimating circumstances in relation to an autonomous mobile object using sensor information collected from the autonomous mobile object, the estimated circumstances including whether a user is detected in an area surrounding the autonomous mobile object;
• determining a priority based on the estimated circumstances with respect to multiple sets of needs that are opposed to each other;
• planning a behavior of the autonomous mobile object based on the estimated circumstances;
• and
• controlling operations of the autonomous mobile object based on the planned behavior,
• wherein the determined priority indicates a prioritized set of needs among the multiple sets of needs, and
• wherein the prioritized set of needs is determined according to whether the user is detected in an area surrounding the autonomous mobile object.

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

• estimating circumstances in relation to an autonomous mobile object using sensor information collected from the autonomous mobile object, the estimated circumstances including whether a user is detected in an area surrounding the autonomous mobile object;
• determining a priority based on the estimated circumstances with respect to multiple sets of needs that are opposed to each other;
• planning a behavior of the autonomous mobile object based on the estimated circumstances;
• and
• controlling operations of the autonomous mobile object based on the planned behavior,
• wherein the determined priority indicates a prioritized set of needs among the multiple sets of needs, and
• wherein the prioritized set of needs is determined according to whether the user is detected in an area surrounding the autonomous mobile object.