The invention discloses a mechanical arm with variable
degrees of freedom and a telescopic
robot. The mechanical arm with the variable degree of freedom comprises a
knuckle arm, a joint mechanism and a telescopic mechanism. The
knuckle arms are cylindrical, the
knuckle arms are arranged in sequence, and the sizes of the knuckle arms are reduced in sequence, so that any two adjacent knuckle arms stretch out and draw back; a joint mechanism is arranged between any two adjacent knuckle arms, the upper end of the joint mechanism is fixed to the lower end of the knuckle arm with the small size, and the lower end of the joint mechanism is connected to the interior of the knuckle arm with the
large size in a sliding mode, so that when the knuckle arm with the
large size is exposed out of the upper end of the joint mechanism, the joint mechanism is driven, and the knuckle arm with the
large size is driven to rotate. The upper end of the joint mechanism swings relative to the lower end of the joint mechanism so as to change the angle between the two adjacent knuckle arms; the lower end of each joint mechanism is connected with a telescopic mechanism, and the telescopic mechanisms are fixed in the knuckle arms, so that the lower ends of the joint mechanisms are pushed to slide in the knuckle arms through telescopic driving of the telescopic mechanisms. The technical problem that a multi-degree-of-freedom
robot occupies a large space in the prior art is solved.