An information processing system and apparatus which have a plurality of actuators, a plurality of sensors, a signal processing unit, a control unit, and an integrating unit. Various types of signals are exchanged as necessary via a network. Actuators and sensors share processing through collaboration so that individual functionality is raised. The present invention can be achieved through a SHARN system (Sensor, Human, Actuator, Real world, and Network) which can be applied to surgery, Personal Digital Assistant design, and the like, for example.
