An apparatus and method for controlling driving of a moving object that climbs up or down stairs comprises a tilt sensor configured to sense a slope of the moving object in a pitch direction, and a processor configured to reduce a speed of the moving object in a specific section while the moving object climbs up or down the stairs, based on the sensed slope.

An apparatus and method for controlling driving of a moving object that climbs up or down stairs comprises a tilt sensor configured to sense a slope of the moving object in a pitch direction, and a processor configured to reduce a speed of the moving object in a specific section while the moving object climbs up or down the stairs, based on the sensed slope.

A working robot may include a robot body, a movement unit, a working unit supported by the robot body, a height adjustment unit configured to change a height level of the working unit relative to the robot body, and a control unit. The control unit may be configured to execute an autonomous operation including a working process of causing the working unit to work while moving the robot body by the movement unit and a height adjustment process of causing the height adjustment unit to adjust the height level of the working unit relative to the robot body in multiple steps. The working robot may be configured to be switched between a first state in which the control unit executes the height adjustment process in the autonomous operation and a second state in which the control unit does not execute the height adjustment process in the autonomous operation.

A working robot may include a robot body, a movement unit, a working unit supported by the robot body, a height adjustment unit configured to change a height level of the working unit relative to the robot body, and a control unit. The control unit may be configured to execute an autonomous operation including a working process of causing the working unit to work while moving the robot body by the movement unit and a height adjustment process of causing the height adjustment unit to adjust the height level of the working unit relative to the robot body in multiple steps. The working robot may be configured to be switched between a first state in which the control unit executes the height adjustment process in the autonomous operation and a second state in which the control unit does not execute the height adjustment process in the autonomous operation.

In an embodiment a robot includes a wheel part including a driving wheel, a head part arranged above the wheel part, the head part providing an inner loading space, at least one first sensor disposed on a front bottom of the head part and configured to sense a first distance from a ground, at least one second sensor disposed on a rear bottom of the head part and configured to sense a second distance from the ground and a controller configured to determine a driving environment of the robot based on at least one of the first distance or the second distance and to adjust a control gain related to a balance control of the robot based on the determined driving environment.

A mobile body includes a body, a front wheel and a rear wheel rotatably coupled to the front side and the rear side of the body respectively, a front wheel driving unit and a rear wheel driving unit coupled to the body and the front wheel and the rear wheel to transmit a driving force to the front wheel and the rear wheel respectively, a body angle acquisition unit to acquire a degree at which the body is tilted, and a processor. When a forward movement signal is input, the processor controls the front wheel driving unit so that when an inclination of the body to the ground is greater than a forward movement inclination threshold, the front wheel rotates at a speed based on a control value corresponding to an angular velocity of the body. As the angular velocity increases, the control value decreases.

A method for controlling a work vehicle is a method for controlling a work vehicle to which a work machine (a weeder) is attached and which performs work while moving in a work site (a field) where a plurality of work target rows including a plurality of work objects is arranged and includes causing the work vehicle to autonomously travel, and controlling lifting and lowering of the work machine (the weeder) during autonomous travel of the work vehicle at timing determined based on an arrangement of the work target rows in the work site (the field) and a work content.

A method for controlling a work vehicle is a method for controlling a work vehicle to which a work machine (a weeder) is attached and which performs work while moving in a work site (a field) where a plurality of work target rows including a plurality of work objects is arranged and includes causing the work vehicle to autonomously travel, and controlling lifting and lowering of the work machine (the weeder) during autonomous travel of the work vehicle at timing determined based on an arrangement of the work target rows in the work site (the field) and a work content.

Provided is a robot and method of controlling same, where the robot includes: a sensor; a driver; a memory storing an instruction; and a processor configured to execute the instruction to: identify, through the sensor, a height difference between a first stair and a second stair of an escalator, identify whether the robot is adjacent to a disembarkment area of the escalator based on the identified height difference, based on identifying that the robot is adjacent to the disembarkment area, identify, through the sensor, whether an object is located within a first distance of the robot in a movement direction of the escalator, and based on identifying the object located within the first distance of the robot in the movement direction of the escalator, control the driver to cause the robot to move on the escalator in a direction opposite to the movement direction of the escalator.

A robot that is mobile and includes: a controller that controls the robot; and an action unit that performs an action based on an instruction from the controller. The controller causes the action unit to perform a preliminary action before the robot starts to move in a place where the robot and a person are present together.