1. Learning equipment comprising: dialog means for obtaining a name of a target object through dialog; a plurality of recognition means of detecting a plurality of characteristic data of said target object, and recognizing the target object based on detection result and corresponding characteristic data of a known object; storage means for storing associative information relating recognition results of said recognition means for a name of said known object; judgment means for judging based on the name of said target object obtained by said dialog means, recognition results of said recognition means for said target object, and said associative information stored in said storage means, whether or not said target object is a new object; and control means for storing said plurality of characteristic data on said target object in corresponding said recognition means and storing associative information on the target object in said storage means when said judgement means judges that the target object is a new object.