A cleaning robot and a control method thereof in which a cleaning path
desired by the user is recognizable by the cleaning robot, thereby being
capable of cleaning a cleaning area desired by the user in a pattern
desired by the user. The cleaning robot includes a running unit to run
the cleaning robot, a storage unit for storing a running path, along
which the cleaning robot has learned, and a control unit to recognize the
learned running path of the cleaning robot when a path learning operation
is required, to store the recognized learned running path in the storage
unit, and to drive the running unit. When a cleaning operation of the
cleaning robot along the stored learned running path is required, the
control unit controls the running unit to cause the cleaning robot to
perform the required cleaning operation while running along the stored
learned running path. The user can directly input, to the cleaning robot,
a cleaning path desired by the user, in order to cause the cleaning robot
to perform a cleaning operation while running along the learned running
path. Accordingly, it is possible to accurately inform the cleaning robot
of various areas associated with the cleaning operation, for example, an
area to be repeatedly cleaned at several times, or an area to be
prevented from being cleaned.
