Auto-cleaning system, cleaning robot and method of controlling the cleaning robot

A method of controlling a cleaning robot that performs cleaning while travelling a space to be cleaned, the method comprising:

• obtaining an image of a user when voice instructions are input from the user;
• obtaining a motion of the user based on the image;
• and
• determining a restricted area in which an entry of the cleaning robot is prohibited and/or a focused cleaning area to be intensely cleaned by the cleaning robot based on the user's voice instructions and the image of the user.

An auto-cleaning system comprising:

• a cleaning robot that performs cleaning while travelling a space to be cleaned;
• and
• a portable mobile terminal that controls the cleaning robot remotely,
• wherein, when focused cleaning area input instructions and/or restricted area input instructions are input from a user, the cleaning robot captures an image of the space to be cleaned and transmits the image of the space to be cleaned to the portable mobile terminal, and
• when the image of the space to be cleaned is received, the portable mobile terminal displays the image of the space to be cleaned and receives a focused cleaning area and/or a restricted area, from the user.