The invention belongs to the field of underwater robots and discloses a robot device for underwater observation, salvage and rescue. The robot device for underwater observation, salvage and rescue comprises a left external plate, a right external plate, an upper web plate, a lower web plate, a left propeller module, a right propeller module, a control bin, a control bin support, a manipulator, a manipulator support, a water surface controller, a towing rope, a left buoyancy material, a right buoyancy material, a sonar, an illumination sensor and an image transmission device; the left externalplate is correspondingly connected with the upper web plate and the lower web plate; the right external plate is correspondingly connected with the upper web plate and the lower web plate; the left propeller module is fixed on the internal side of the left external plate; the right propeller module is fixed on the internal side of the right external plate; the control bin is fixed on the internalside of the lower web plate through the control bin support; the manipulator is fixed on the internal side of the lower web plate through the manipulator support. The robot device for underwater observation, salvage and rescue has the advantages that the submerged depth is large, the applicability is high, the resistance to interference is high, the robot device can adapt to complicated and various underwater environments, the functions are diverse, underwater observation, rescue and salvage are integrated, and the robot device can be widely applied to the military and civilian field.