Patent ID: 8577498

Claim:
An automatic transfer method employing a transfer robot, comprising: allocating beforehand a zone level to each of a plurality of regions constituting an area within which the transfer robot is to be moved, the zone levels being stored in a security level setting section; setting up a transfer route of the transfer robot by a transfer route setting section on the basis of transfer destination information for a transferred object to be transferred by the transfer robot, the transfer destination information being input via an input interface section; causing the transfer robot to move by a movement mechanism section toward a transfer destination on the basis of information concerning the transfer route; and automatically, via the security level setting section, switching a security level of the transfer robot during movement of the transfer robot toward the transfer destination on the basis of the zone levels allocated to the regions, current position information of the transfer robot which includes which of the regions the transfer robot is currently positioned, and type information of the transferred object.