The invention discloses a light-weight mechanical arm and a robot having the same. The light-weight mechanical arm includes a base, a first arm body, a second arm body, a third arm body, a fourth arm body, and a fifth arm body , the sixth arm body, the end effector, the first modular joint, the second modular joint, the third modular joint, the fourth modular joint, the fifth modular joint, the sixth modular joint and the seventh modular joint Joints, the base, the second arm, the fourth arm, and the sixth arm all have hollow cavities, the first modular joint is located in the hollow cavity of the base, the second modular joint and the third modular joint are located In the body of the second arm, the fourth modular joint and the fifth modular joint are located in the fourth arm body, and the sixth modular joint and the seventh modular joint are located in the sixth arm body. The overall weight of the robot arm is reduced, and the load-to-weight ratio of the robot arm is improved. The modular joints are self-contained and can be directly disassembled and assembled as a whole.