A pill picking apparatus includes a main arm and a vacuum head attached to the main arm. The main arm defines an opening. A transfer mechanism includes a transfer cam and a driving member mounted to a free end of the transfer cam. The driving member extends into the opening of the main arm and drives the main arm to rotate about an axis.一種取藥裝置,用於從一儲藥倉中取藥,所述取藥裝置包括能繞第一轉軸轉動的主臂及裝設於所述主臂上的藥物吸嘴,所述主臂上設有開口,所述取藥裝置還包括傳動機構,所述傳動機構包括能繞第二轉軸轉動的傳動凸輪、裝設於所述傳動凸輪上的驅動裝置,所述驅動裝置伸入所述主臂上的開口,當所述傳動凸輪繞所述第二轉軸轉動時,所述驅動裝置抵接所述主臂上的開口的邊緣,以驅動所述主臂繞所述第一轉軸轉動。10...取藥裝置111...主體部1111...開口112...安裝臂113...遮斷臂114...抵接部121...第一連臂1211...第一連接端1212...第一樞轉部1213...抵靠端1214...凸起122...第二連臂1221...第二連接端1222...第二樞轉部1223...第三連接端123...第三連臂124...作動臂1241...第三樞轉部1242...臂鏟1243...收容部125...蓋體13...藥物吸嘴141...傳動凸輪1411...固定孔1413...凹槽142...驅動桿143...隨動輪15...第一止擋件16...第二止擋件17...感測器171...發射器172...接收器21...第一彈性件22...第二彈性件31...第一轉軸33...第三轉軸34...第四轉軸35...第五轉軸50...儲藥倉52...取藥口