An apparatus for recognizing motion using an event-based vision sensor, the apparatus comprising: a vision sensor comprising a plurality of light receiving elements configured to sense changes in light intensity in response to a hand or a portion of the hand moving, and output event signals corresponding to the changes in light intensity; a movement type determiner configured to distinguish a small movement of a portion of the hand and a large movement of the hand using an occurrence frequency of the event signals output through the vision sensor , by calculating the occurrence frequency of the event signals output through the vision sensor and comparing the occurrence frequency to a predetermined threshold value to determine the occurrence frequency to be a small movement in which a portion of the hand moves in response to the occurrence frequency being less than the threshold value, and determine the occurrence frequency to be a large movement in which the hand moves in response to the occurrence frequency being greater than or equal to the threshold value; a first motion determiner configured to track a movement trajectory of the portion of the hand and determine a motion pattern based on the tracked movement trajectory in response to a result of the movement type determiner indicating the small movement; a second motion determiner configured to determine a direction of movement in which the hand moves based on the output event signals in response to a result of the movement type determiner indicating the large movement; and a motion controller configured to output a control instruction to control a device based on the motion pattern determined by the first motion determiner, in case of a small movement, or the movement direction determined by the second motion determiner, in case of a large movement. a vision sensor comprising a plurality of light receiving elements configured to sense changes in light intensity in response to a hand or a portion of the hand moving, and output event signals corresponding to the changes in light intensity; a movement type determiner configured to distinguish a small movement of a portion of the hand and a large movement of the hand using an occurrence frequency of the event signals output through the vision sensor , by calculating the occurrence frequency of the event signals output through the vision sensor and comparing the occurrence frequency to a predetermined threshold value to determine the occurrence frequency to be a small movement in which a portion of the hand moves in response to the occurrence frequency being less than the threshold value, and determine the occurrence frequency to be a large movement in which the hand moves in response to the occurrence frequency being greater than or equal to the threshold value; a first motion determiner configured to track a movement trajectory of the portion of the hand and determine a motion pattern based on the tracked movement trajectory in response to a result of the movement type determiner indicating the small movement; a second motion determiner configured to determine a direction of movement in which the hand moves based on the output event signals in response to a result of the movement type determiner indicating the large movement; and a motion controller configured to output a control instruction to control a device based on the motion pattern determined by the first motion determiner, in case of a small movement, or the movement direction determined by the second motion determiner, in case of a large movement. <EOS>