The invention discloses a
joint heat dissipation structure and a
robot in the technical field of robots. The
joint heat dissipation structure comprises a joint, the joint is provided with a shell, a containing cavity is formed in the inner side of the shell, a motor is fixedly arranged in the containing cavity, the
joint heat dissipation structure is further provided with a heat dissipation
assembly used for reducing the temperature in the containing cavity, the heat dissipation
assembly is a pulsating
heat pipe, and the pulsating
heat pipe comprises an
evaporation section and a condensation section. The
evaporation section is attached to the outer wall of the motor, and the condensation section is attached to the inner wall of the shell. The pulsating
heat pipe is used for heat dissipation, based on the
phase change heat transfer principle, no extra fan or pump is needed, self-oscillation flowing is achieved completely through thermal driving, and the overall
energy consumption of the
robot is remarkably reduced. The pulsating heat
pipe is small in occupied space, light in weight, simple in structure, low in maintenance cost and suitable for long-term operation, and joint movement flexibility and
load capacity are effectively improved; the condensation section is attached to the inner wall of the shell, the joint shell can be heated while heat dissipation is conducted, and the warm touch feeling can be provided without extra
energy consumption.