The utility model discloses an arm for creeping steel pipe pole robot, it includes: horizontal steering wheel, the axis of the output shaft of horizontal steering wheel is vertical setting, horizontal steering wheel is fixed on the truck of robot, first steering wheel support, one end cup joint in on the output shaft of horizontal steering wheel, first vertical steering wheel, first vertical steering wheel install in the other end of first steering wheel support, the axis of the output shaft of first vertical steering wheel is the level setting, and electric permanent magnet, the bottom surface of electricity permanent magnet is the adsorption plane, contacts with waiting the steel pipe pole of crawling, the electricity permanent magnet the top surface with the output shaft of first vertical steering wheel with it rotates to carry out vertical direction under the drive of first vertical steering wheel. The utility model discloses four directions are rotated about making the arm can go on from top to bottom, it can rotate in arbitrary orientation still to enable electric permanent magnet, easy operation still has, convenient to carry, and bearing force is strong, the high characteristics of practicality.