The invention discloses an intelligent dust collector, comprising: a remote control having a camera that is used for taking an image of a target area in a photographing scene; an intelligent dust collector body that is used for scanning the scene, establishing a map of the scene according to a preset reference, recognizing a position of the image in the map after receiving the image transmitted by the remote control, and moving to the target area according to the position of the image in the map so as to execute a corresponding command. The intelligent dust collector can be quickly moved to a target area without consuming excess strength and energy of a user, thus improving user experience.