Information providing system, information providing device, and system for controlling robot device

An information server comprising:

• means for storage of robot-related information on a robotic device composed of a plurality of components/devices/accessories;
• means for storage of information about the components/devices/accessories of the robotic device;
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• means for reading the robot-related information from the robot-related information storage means and selecting a predetermined piece of components/devices/accessories information from the components/devices/accessories information storage means based on the robot-related information.

A robotic device management system comprises:

• a manufacturer or distributor of an autonomous type robotic device which can be constructed of components/devices/accessories and autonomously behave based on an external factor and/or an internal factor;
• a plurality of component/device/accessory manufacturers or distributors of the components/devices/accessories for the robotic device;
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• a robotic device manager that manages, as information, components/devices/accessories available from the component/device/accessory manufacturers or distributors, selects one of the component/device/accessory manufacturers or distributors by referring to the information on the available components/devices/accessories upon reception of an order from a demander for a component/device/accessory of the robotic device and then issues an order for the component/device/accessory ordered by the demander to the selected one of the component/device/accessory manufacturers or distributors.

A robotic device management method in which:

• there is produced or distributed an autonomous type robotic device which can be constructed of components/devices/accessories and autonomously behave based on an external factor and/or an internal factor;
• a demander having purchased the robotic device issues an order for a component/device/accessory to a robotic device manager that manages, as information, components/devices/accessories available from a plurality of component/device/accessory manufacturers or distributors of the components/devices/accessories for the robotic device;
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• upon reception of an order from a demander for a component/device/accessory of the robotic device and then issues an order for the component/device/accessory having been ordered from the demander, the robotic device manager selects one of the component/device/accessory manufacturers or distributors by referring to the information on the available components/devices/accessories and then issues an order for the component/device/accessory ordered from the demander to the selected one of the component/device/accessory manufacturers or distributors.