An autonomous mobile robot is described having a propulsion module designed to move the robot in its surroundings, a control module designed to transmit control commands to the propulsion module, the control commands being designed to control the movement of the robot, and a security module designed to detect a dangerous situation, classing an actual movement of the robot as dangerous on the basis of predetermined criteria, and to change or stop the movement of the robot when the movement is classed as dangerous.

The present invention provides a method for controlling a robotic device, comprising the steps of, receiving at a computing device at least one command arranged to effect an operation on the robotic device, reviewing the command to determine whether the command is suitable for execution, wherein the command is provided to the device only if the command is suitable for execution.

The present invention provides a method for controlling a robotic device, comprising the steps of, receiving at a computing device at least one command arranged to effect an operation on the robotic device, reviewing the command to determine whether the command is suitable for execution, wherein the command is provided to the device only if the command is suitable for execution.