Robot cleaner and method for controlling the same

摘要

A robot cleaner 100 having a monitoring function and minimizing power consumption and/or securing communication efficiency and a method of controlling a robot cleaner 100 are provided. The robot cleaner 100 may include at least one sound obtaining device 130; at least one image obtaining device 140; and a controller 110 configured to determine whether a sound obtained through the at least one sound obtaining device 130 is abnormal, sense a direction in which an abnormal sound is generated, and obtain images in the direction in which the abnormal sound is generated. The robot cleaner 100 may automatically recognize a surrounding situation, and when necessary, the robot cleaner 100 may rotate and/or move in a corresponding direction and/or position to obtain images or transmit the obtained images to a remote terminal 200, thereby minimizing power consumption of the robot cleaner 100 with limited power.