ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

A robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an authentication interface for authenticating a user's boarding of the robot using authentication information of the user, a position detector for detecting a position of the robot in a space, a processor for identifying a first section corresponding to the detected position among at least one section in the space, recognizing at least one driving mode for the first section among a plurality of driving modes with different driving speeds, setting one of the recognized at least one driving mode as a driving mode for the first section based on the authentication information, and controlling driving of the robot based on the set driving mode, and a display for outputting information on the set driving mode.