Abstract: Robot has become an important tool for implementing and realizing automation of manufacturing industry,nonmantifacturing industry, military, and home work. Robotics is an inter-disciplane how to make the machinehaving sensing, thinking and acting capability. Robot control is an essential problem in robotics. The state and artof the robot control are reviewed and disscused in this paper. There are five sections:1.A short review of the histo- ry of robot:2. Kinematic control, dynamic control, force control and complaince control, master-slave control;3.Coordination control of two manipulator, multi-robot control, redundance control, computer-aid tele control,multi-finger control:4. Obstacle avoiding and path planning, task planning, supervisor and autonomous:5. Shortconclusion.