Mode switching method and device for robot

The invention provides a mode switching method and device for a robot. The method includes the steps that a mode switching instruction is received, wherein the mode switching instruction is used for instructing the robot to be switched to the target mode from the current mode; the current mode of the robot is obtained; whether the current mode is allowed to be switched to the target mode is judgedaccording to the preset mode switching relation; and if the judgment results shows that the current mode is allowed to be switched to the target mode, the current mode is switched to the target mode.In the embodiment, the mode switching relation is set for the robot in advance, before the robot tries to conduct switching, whether the two modes can be switched is judged independently based on themode switching relation in advance, and therefore the problem that forced switching exists during manual control, and consequently the switching failure rate is high can be solved, the risk of lossesof the robot can be lowered