The invention relates to a robot steering engine with a flexible characteristic. The rigidity of the conventional device cannot be adjusted, so that the conventional device cannot meet the increasing requirement on a robot. The robot steering engine comprises long screws, a bottom cover, a shell, a motor, a motor gear, a top cover, an upper bearing, a lower bearing, a plurality of gear groups and a flexible gear, wherein the bottom cover, the shell and the top cover are connected with one another through the long screws to form a closed space; the motor, the motor gear, the upper bearing, the lower bearing, a plurality of gear groups and the flexible gear are arranged in the closed space; the motor gear is arranged on an output shaft of the motor; the motor gear drives the flexible gear to rotate through the gear groups; and the flexible gear is movably matched with the top cover through the upper bearing and movably matched with the shell through the lower bearing. By the torsional spring sheet type flexible structure, the space occupied by an elastic element is greatly reduced; and the robot steering engine is favorable for minimization and lightening of joints of the robot.