The utility model discloses a
knee joint structure and a
robot, and belongs to the technical field of humanoid robots, the
knee joint structure comprises a driver, a driven part and a
middleware, one end of the
middleware is connected with the driver, the other end of the
middleware is connected with the driven part, the driver drives the middleware, and the driven part is connected with the driver. The middle part drives the driven part; the driver simulates a
thigh, the telescopic part of the driver simulates the lower end of a
thigh and is used for providing driving force for a
knee joint, the driven part simulates the upper end of a
tibia, the middle part simulates a
ligament, the driver drives the middle part firstly, and then the middle part drives the driven part to move, so that the driven part moves under the assistance of the middle part; relative sliding of the thighbone and the
tibia and bending movement of the knee joint are simulated; compared with an existing
knee joint structure doing
circular motion, the position of the
actuator is raised, the middle piece and the driven piece are light in weight, the rotational
inertia of the knee joint is reduced, and even
load bearing is further achieved.