The invention relates to a variable structure
spherical robot capable of crossing an obstacle. The
robot comprises a balancing weight horizontal shifting module, a rolling movement driving module, a
flywheel driving module and a
flywheel braking module. The two basic movement
modes of pure rolling and
obstacle crossing can be achieved. In the mode of pure rolling, the variable structure
spherical robot is similar to a traditional
spherical robot driven by center-of-gravity shift, and the variable structure spherical
robot has the
advantage of being high in movement efficiency. In the mode of
obstacle crossing, the variable structure spherical
robot can automatically achieve acceleration
energy storage for a
flywheel set only by increasing driving torque of a power shaft, and when the rotating speed of flywheels reaches the preset threshold value, claw feet hidden on the two sides of a spherical shell can be triggered to be unfolded. Meanwhile, the movement of the spherical shell is blocked, and the flywheels are braked, so that
stored energy instantly breaks out and drives the claw feet to rotate to achieve
obstacle crossing, and the movement mode of pure rolling is recovered after the energy is completely released. The variable structure spherical robot has the advantages of being compact in structure, easy to control, high in obstacle crossing ability, reliable in
system and the like, and the
terrain adaptability and practicability of the spherical robot are improved.