Electronic device and method for controlling robot

An electronic device for controlling a robot, the electronic device comprising:

• a wireless communication unit;
• a camera;
• a touch display;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor operatively connected to the wireless communication unit, the camera, the touch display, and the memory,
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• recognize a marker of the robot photographed using the camera,
• generate a grid-shaped indicator of a space around the recognized robot with respect to coordinates at which the robot is located, wherein the grid-shaped indicator divides the space into a plurality of cells including a first cell where the robot is recognized to be located,
• generate, based on receiving a touch input on a second cell among the plurality of cells on the touch display, a virtual robot on the grid-shaped indicator,
• acquire location information for moving the robot from the first cell to the second cell,
• display a predicted movement path through which the robot is moved to a location corresponding to the acquired location information, and
• transmit the acquired location information to the robot to move the robot to the location corresponding to the acquired location information.