The invention discloses a sitting type lower limb rehabilitation robot. The sitting type lower limb rehabilitation robot comprises mechanical legs, machine frames, a seat and a control system, wherein the mechanical legs comprise the left mechanical leg and the right mechanical leg, the left mechanical leg and the right mechanical leg are structurally symmetrical, the machine frames comprise the left machine frame and the right machine frame, the left machine frame and the right machine frame are structurally symmetrical, the left machine frame comprises a left movable frame and a left fixed frame, the right machine frame comprises a right movable frame and a right fixed frame, the left fixed frame and the right fixed frame are fixedly connected with a middle connecting supporting frame, the distance between the left movable frame and the right movable frame can be adjusted through stretching and retracting of an electric push rod, the left mechanical leg and the right mechanical leg are installed on the left machine frame and the right machine frame through swing frames, the swing frames are installed on the movable frame of the left machine frame and the movable frame of the right machine frame respectively, each mechanical leg comprises a hip joint, a knee joint and an ankle joint so as to have three degrees of freedom, the mechanical legs are provided with hip joint mechanical limiting devices, the seat can be moved in or moved out of the robot through medical universal trundles so that a patient can sit on the seat or be transferred conveniently, the seat is provided with a seat elevation adjusting device, rehabilitation training conducted in any postures such as the sitting posture and the lying posture can be achieved safely through the design of linkage between the hip joint mechanical limiting devices and the seat elevation adjusting device.