Abstract
A motion control method applied to a robot and the robot are provided. The method includes: obtaining a music file to be performed, where the music file includes a plurality of playing times and at least one played musical instrument at each playing time; determining a head position at each playing time according to the at least one played musical instrument at each playing time; and controlling a playing part and a head of the robot to execute a playing action, according to the at least one played musical instrument and the head position at each playing time, to allow a corresponding played musical instrument to generate a sound and allow the head to be in a corresponding head position at each playing time.