The invention discloses a vehicle wheel device capable of crossing a barrier. The vehicle wheel device comprises a steering engine support seat, a steering engine, a turnplate, a pair of knuckle bearings, two symmetrically arranged wheels and two sets of wheel driving devices, each set of wheel driving device comprises a motor, a connecting flange, an engaged type clutch driving part, an engaged clutch driven part, a triangular fork, a rolling bearing, a bearing sleeve, a U-shaped shifting fork, a support frame, a first shifting fork shaft, a support frame pedestal, a universal joint and a second shifting fork shaft. The invention further discloses a vehicle type robot provided with the vehicle wheel device. The vehicle type robot can be used for realizing automatic sensing and the crossing of a front barrier, the influence of road condition on the operation of the vehicle type robot is reduced, and the robot can run in various complex road conditions. The vehicle wheel device and thevehicle type robot have simple structures and operate reliably.