The invention provides flexible cable artificial muscle. The flexible cable artificial muscle comprises a frame, a flexible cable driving device, a tension sensor and an encoder, wherein the flexible cable driving device comprises a motor, a first flexible cable, a first spring, a second spring, a spring parallel connection device and a second flexible cable, the upper end of the first spring and the upper end of the second spring are connected in parallel through the spring parallel connection device, and the lower end of the second spring is installed on the frame through a supporting plate; the motor is fixed to the frame, a flexible cable traction wheel is installed on an output shaft of the motor, one end of the first flexible cable is fixed to the flexible cable traction wheel, and the other end of the first flexible cable is connected with the lower end of the first spring; one end of the second flexible cable is connected with the upper end of the first spring, the tension sensor is installed on the frame, the second flexible cable penetrates through the tension sensor and makes contact with the tension sensor, and the encoder is installed on the motor. The flexible cable artificial muscle is simple in structure, light, easy to control, high in precision, high in flexibility, short in movement latent period, stable in performance and high in muscle bionic degree.