A robot having a camera cleaning function and a method of controlling the same are provided. The robot has a cleaning function for securing a camera field of view. The robot includes a camera that has a foreign material detection sensor, a rotation cover formed of a transparent material to protect the camera from the foreign material and at a position spaced apart from the camera in all directions, and a housing fixed to a photographing position of the robot. The camera outputs a detection signal upon detecting a foreign material, and takes an image in all directions. The rotation cover rotates according to the detection signal. The housing fixes a driving module of the rotation cover, and is connected to a cleaning module for cleaning the rotation cover.