The invention discloses a method for controlling a robot through an intelligent terminal. The method includes the steps of downloading and opening remote controller software on the intelligent terminal, establishing wireless connection between the remote controller software and the robot, displaying the images of a simulated rocking bar matching with the type of the robot currently connected on a simulated rocking bar interface of the remote controller software, controlling the images of the simulated rocking bar by dragging a virtual rocking bar sign on the simulated rocking bar interface to send corresponding action signals to the robot, the robot determining and parsing the received action signals and executing corresponding action according to the parsed action signals. Different images of the simulated rocking bar can be added by upgrading the simulated rocking bar interface, and different robots can be controlled through switching among different images of the simulated rocking bars. Developing new remote controllers for different robots is not necessary, and wireless control of different robots in low cost and high efficiency is realized.