1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a first imaging section configured to image the holding surface of a holding platform on which an object is held from different directions; a recognition section configured to, read out the characteristics of the object image of a object contained in the first imaged image based on each of the first imaged images that are respectively imaged by the first imaging section from different directions and compare the read characteristics with the pre-stored characteristics of each object, thereby recognizing the object corresponding to the object image every first imaged image; and a determination section configured to determine the recognition result of the object held on the holding platform based on the recognition result of the object image every first imaged image.