Robot and Control Method Therefor

Abstract

A control method for a robot includes the following steps: receiving work plan data containing a work prohibited time period and updating same to a memory; storing the updated work plan data to the memory; calculating, according to a current time and the work plan data, the most recent work prohibited time period and the most recent work start time point; according to a relation between the most recent work prohibited time period and the most recent work start time point, arranging a time point to trigger a corresponding next step of work event; and controlling the robot to execute the corresponding next step of work event. By arranging the next step of work event according to a current time and work plan data, a work plan can be set inversely, the demands of different users are flexibly satisfied, and the setting operation is convenient.

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