An information processing apparatus includes: a first preprocessing arithmetic device configured to execute preprocessing for analog data from a first sensor; and a first post-processing arithmetic device connected to the first preprocessing arithmetic device and configured to execute post-processing for first preprocessed data, wherein the first preprocessing arithmetic device includes a first processor configured to: receive the analog data from the first sensor and convert the analog data into digital data; output feature data on the basis of a result of execution of feature extraction processing for the digital data; and output the feature data, and the first post-processing arithmetic device includes a second processor configured to: input the feature data; store the feature data in a first memory; and store, in the first memory, recognition result data based on a result of execution of recognition processing for the feature data.