The invention discloses a material tracking robot for production and manufacturing and convenient to control. The material tracking robot comprises a base, wherein a supporting plate is fixedly connected to the right end of the base, a motor is installed on the supporting plate, an output end of the motor is connected with a screw rod, the annular side surface of the screw rod is connected with amovable seat through a ball nut pair, the upper end of the movable seat is fixedly connected with a gantry frame, a right-angle bent plate and a partition plate, a second electric push rod is welded to the front wall of the interior of the gantry frame, the telescopic end of the second electric push rod is fixedly connected with a first push plate, the right side wall of the right-angled bent plate is fixedly provided with a material clamping mechanism, the upper surface of the movable seat is provided with a weight sensor, the right wall of the gantry frame is embedded with a first electric push rod and a second push plate, a vertical plate is arranged at the upper end of the base and away from the left side of the separation plate, an infrared sensor is arranged on the vertical plate, and a waste collecting mechanism is inserted into the front end of the base. According to the material tracking robot, materials can be subjected to weight detection, and material clamping is stable.