The invention discloses a steel wire rope twist direction climbing robot. The steel wire rope twist direction climbing robot includes a plurality of modules, wherein climbing devices are arranged in outer shells of the modules, the climbing devices include tensioning supports, rolling wheels are mounted in tensioning supports, rubber sheets are arranged on the circumferences of the outer edges ofthe rolling wheels, shafts are arranged on the back sides of the tensioning supports, holes are formed in the outer shells close to the shafts, linear bearings are mounted at the positions of the holes, the shafts of the tensioning supports penetrate through the linear bearings and the holes, limiting anti-loose nuts are mounted on shafts outside the outer shells, and springs are further arrangedbetween the back sides of the tensioning supports and the inner walls of the outer shells. Compared with the prior art, the steel wire rope twist direction climbing robot can roll in the direction ofa spiral line twisted in a steel wire rope, the needed driving force is smaller and stable, and the bearing capacity is high; and the climbing robot can work under a special environment and can meet the requirement of anti-explosion; and the shafts of the tensioning supports move telescopically relative to the linear bearings, and the certain buffering obstacle crossing ability and the disturbanceresistant capacity are achieved.