The invention discloses an inspection robot which comprises an attachment mechanism, a detection structure, a movement mechanism, a radio communication mechanism, an evacuation mechanism, a heat dissipation mechanism and a machine body structure. The inspection robot is mainly provided for tunnels, subway rail environments, pipe galleries, high-rise buildings and village and town buildings, can avoid interference on normal operation of ground vehicles, has the rapid detection capacity and is high in movement speed, daily inspection can be conducted, workers can be matched for tunnel maintenance, and before and after accidents happen, detection of sudden accidents and disasters is carried out. The effect that the inspection robot is attached to the wall surface to move can be achieved, the main purposes of improving the movement speed of the inspection robot, changing the movement form of a traditional inspection robot and avoiding interference of the inspection robot to normal operation of traffic flow in the inspection work are achieved, and the method has great significance in improving the inspection capacity of the inspection robot.