Mobile robot and method for controlling mobile robot

A method performed by a mobile robot, the method comprising:

• collecting, by a sensor, environmental information of each of a plurality of zones of an indoor space;
• setting, by at least one computer processor of the mobile robot, a purpose of a first zone of the plurality of zones, based on the environmental information of each of the plurality of zones;
• determining a reference value of each of at least one of environmental factor based on required environmental information corresponding to the purpose,
• determining a suitability between the set purpose and the first zone, based on comparing a representative value of each of the at least one environmental factor included in the environmental information of the first zone and the reference value;
• generating, by the at least one computer processor, information recommending a target device to be placed in the first zone, based on the suitability;
• and
• controlling communication circuitry of the mobile robot to provide recommendation information to a user device for display,
• determining an evaluation score for each of the at least one environmental factor based on a difference value between the representative value and the reference value,
• providing a weight, determined by the required environmental information, to the evaluation score for each of the at least one environmental factor, and
• determining the suitability by summing the evaluation scores of each of the at least one weighted environmental factor, wherein the suitability is determined to be higher as the difference value between the representative value and the reference value of each of the at least one environmental factor becomes smaller.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a mobile robot, cause the mobile robot to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• collecting, by a sensor, environmental information of each of a plurality of zones of an indoor space;
• setting a purpose of a first zone of the plurality of zones, based on the environmental information of each of the plurality of zones;
• determining a reference value of each of at least one of environmental factor based on required environmental information corresponding to the purpose,
• determining a suitability between the set purpose and the first zone, based on comparing a representative value of each of the at least one environmental factor included in the environmental information of the first zone and the reference value;
• generating information recommending a target device to be placed in the first zone, based on the determined suitability;
• and
• displaying recommendation information on a user device, wherein the determining the suitability including;
• determining an evaluation score for each of the at least one environmental factor based on a difference value between the representative value and the reference value;
• providing a weight, determined by the required environmental information, to the evaluation score for each of the at least one environmental factor;
• and
• determining the suitability by summing the evaluation scores of each of the at least one weighted environmental factor, wherein the suitability is determined to be higher as the difference value between the representative value and the reference value of each of the at least one environmental factor becomes smaller.