Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of autonomous underwater vehicles, in particular to an unmanned cable-free operation type autonomous underwater vehicle. The unmanned cable-free operation type autonomous underwater vehicle includes a bow, a middle and a stern, each of the bow, the middle and the stern is of a hollow structure, the middle is provided with a manipulator lifting device and a cabin door opening and closing mechanism, the bow is provided with a first horizontal channel propeller and a first vertical channel propeller, and the stern is provided with two second vertical channel propellers and four main propellers. High-speed cruising of the unmanned cable-free operation type autonomous underwater vehicle can be achieved, and stable and precise hovering needed by the operation of the unmanned cable-free operation type autonomous underwater vehicle can also be achieved.