The invention relates to a spherical underwater robot used for outdoor water quality monitoring, characterized in that the spherical underwater robot includes: a mechanical seal, a shaft, a stud, a motor waterproof cover, front and rear motor splints, a spherical shell, and an end cover , fairing, splint, snap ring, motor seat, front and rear of the motor seat and circuit board; the circuit board is placed in a spherical shell; the motor unit is composed of a motor, a motor box, a motor splint and a motor seat; the mechanical seal is fixedly connected The motor is on the shaft; the shaft is connected to the blade; the motor is placed in the motor box; the motor box is composed of an end cover, a motor waterproof cover and a fairing; the motor is fixed to the end cover by studs; The waterproof cover of the motor is fixed on the snap ring through the front and rear motor splints and the motor seat; the snap ring is fixed on the largest part of the circumference of the spherical shell. The spherical underwater robot provided by the embodiment of the present invention has flexible movement, can turn freely, and has small movement resistance. And the cost is low, and it is suitable for waters of various depths.