To provide a moving robot and the control method thereof which can set a manipulator to the most suitable position and carry a carrying goods by a desired passage without the restriction of the installation position of the manipulator by changing the position of an operation restriction area existing on one part of the operation range of the robot.

A moving robot 1 is composed of a truck means 16, a manipulator means 9 for moving a work 11 placed on the installation part 10 of the truck means by a rotation operation and a control means 8 for operating the manipulator means 9. The control means 8 is provided with a area position change means for operating the rotation operation of the manipulator means by avoiding the operation restriction area existed on one part of the rotation angle.