Robot and controlling method thereof
US10383497B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L2201/06
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A robot and a controlling method thereof are provided. The robot includes a driver unit configured to move a location of the robot, a sensor unit configured to sense an environment around the robot, and a controller configured to, in response to the location of the robot being changed by a user, check a current location of the robot by using the environment of the changed location sensed by the sensor unit and pre-stored map information, determine a task to be performed, based on the checked location and the environment of the changed location, and control the driver unit according to the determined task.
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