Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Keunchan Oh

Jinwon Kim

Chanho Yoon

Kyunghun Jang

Youmin Ha

Provided is a robot including: a body rotatable about a first shaft; a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel provided in the body to be rotatable about a second shaft that is perpendicular to the first shaft; at least one distance sensor provided on the second shaft; and a processor. The processor may acquire first distance information through the at least one distance sensor at each of a plurality of different points at which the body is located as the body moves; acquire second distance information through the at least one distance sensor in each of a plurality of different directions in which the body is directed as the body rotates; and acquire, based on the first distance information and the second distance information, acquire information about a location point of the robot on a map corresponding to a space in which the robot is located.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Keunchan Oh