<p>A robot having structure appropriate for moving around in an environment having obstacles such as in a home. The robot includes a communication unit for transmitting an image obtained by a camera by radio to a base station, transmitting the image to a communication terminal performing a radio communication with the base station via the base station, and receiving movement target position information specified on the screen by the operation of the communication terminal via the base station, and an operation control unit for moving the robot to the movement target position specified by the movement target position information obtained by the communication unit.</p>