Robot working method and robot

The invention is applicable to the technical field of robots, and provides a robot working method and the robot. The robot working method comprises the steps that the robot collects a first image in the surrounding environment, and the robot judges whether the first image contains a preset gesture or not, and if the first image contains the preset gesture, the robot switches a current first working mode to a second working mode corresponding to the preset gesture and continues to work in the second working mode. By fully exerting the autonomy of the robot, the purpose of automatically switching the working modes can be achieved, the operation steps of a user can be simplified, and the experience feeling of the user can be improved. 本发明适用于机器人技术领域，提供了一种机器人的工作方法及机器人，其中，该机器人的工作方法包括所述机器人采集周围环境内的第一图像，所述机器人判断所述第一图像中是否包含预设手势，若包含预设手势，则所述机器人将当前的第一工作模式切换为与所述预设手势对应的第二工作模式，并以所述第二工作模式继续工作。本发明通过充分发挥机器人的自主性，不仅可以实现自动切换工作模式的目的，还能简化用户的操作步骤，有利于提高用户的体验感。