Patent ID: 8600552

Claim:
An information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus for executing movement control that causes a manipulator to move to an object, the manipulator being provided with a viewing device capable of visually recognizing the object, the method comprising: a first step of, beginning when the object is not visually recognized by the viewing device, executing teaching playback control that causes the manipulator to move along a path toward a target position set in advance based on a position of the object, until the object is visually recognized by the viewing device; a second step of, once the object is visually recognized by the viewing device following the first step, defining a position closer to the object than the target position as a new target position, setting a new path to the new target position, and executing the teaching playback control that causes the manipulator to move along the new path until a switching condition for switching the movement control is fulfilled; and a third step of, when the switching condition is fulfilled following the second step, acquiring position information of the object visually recognized by the viewing device, and executing visual servo control that causes the manipulator to move to the object using the position information as feedback information.