The invention provides an environmental survey 
spherical robot which comprises a moving mechanism, a control device and the like which are contained in a spherical shell, and realizes motion of the whole 
robot through centre-of-gravity shift principle. The moving mechanism mainly comprises a hollow shaft, a two-wheel type 
linear drive mechanism, a weight turning drive mechanism, etc. The two-wheel type 
linear drive mechanism mainly comprises two drive motors, two driving wheels and the like, and realizes 
linear motion of the 
spherical robot through centre-of-gravity shift. The weight turning drive mechanism comprises a 
drive motor and an actuating mechanism, and realizes turning motion of the environmental survey 
spherical robot through combining the deviating angle of the weight and the 
linear motion with the centre-of-gravity shift principle. The combination of 
linear motion and turning motion can realize the motion of the environmental survey spherical 
robot in arbitrary direction. In the environmental survey spherical 
robot, the hollow shaft which is relatively stationary to the spherical shell is arranged inside, and a stable platform is provided for mounting a sensor, a controller and the liker. The environmental survey spherical robot combines the linear motion mechanism with the turning mechanism, has the advantages of simple 
motion mode, flexible motion, strong maneuverability, and can be used for various tasks, such as hypertoxic gas inspection, field environmental observation, 
planet survey and the like.