The invention discloses a five-degree-of-freedom electric manipulator, which consists of a lower base plate, a base upright post, an upper base plate, a friction wheel motor, a friction wheel motor bracket, a friction wheel, a friction disc, a coder, a coder bracket, a rotary base, a belt pulley motor, a mechanical big arm, a counterweight disc, a big arm keel, a big arm belt pulley, a small arm belt pulley, a belt, a big arm rotating motor, a mechanical small arm, a small arm keel, a paw swinging motor, a paw swinging motor bracket, a big bevel gear, a small bevel gear, a paw rotating motor bracket, a paw rotating motor, a paw opening and closing motor, a paw opening and closing motor bracket, a paw, a paw opening and closing nut, a screw, a left rotary base guard plate and a right rotary base guard plate. The electric manipulator has simple structure, is convenient to operate, and can realize multiple motion forms.