Washing machine and controlling method thereof

摘要

A washing machine (1) and a controlling method thereof may automatically set a customized washing cycle according to a wearing environment of laundry. The washing machine (1) includes a user input (110) configured to receive wearing environment information of the laundry from a user, and a controller (160) configured to determine washing characteristics of the laundry based on the wearing environment information of the laundry and automatically set a washing cycle based on the washing characteristics of the laundry.