This invention realizes a speech communication system and method, and a robot apparatus capable of significantly improving entertainment property. The processing apparatus transmits the result of the processing to a processing request source if a connection to the processing request source is maintained until the requested processing is executed. The contact sites of the coupling parts that are separate from each other until the battery is mechanically fastened to the vehicle can be brought into mutual contact after the battery has been mechanically fastened to the vehicle. Angular projections from the X-lead frame make contact with the top surface of the JFET, hold the die in place on the support structure, and form electrical continuity between the JFET drain and the external lead. The image sensor module receives a substantially parallel third portion of the patterned light beam, and comprises a third image sensor and a collimator.