A drive device for driving a linear body (1) having flexibility includes a first roller (3), a motor (4) for feeding the linear body (1) in a direction of extension of the linear body (1) by directly transmitting rotation force to the first roller (3) to rotate the first roller (3), a motor drive portion (7) for driving the motor (4) by supplying a current to the motor (4), and a control unit (8) for calculating force applied to the linear body (1) in the direction of extension based on the current supplied to the motor (4).