To provide a manipulator which is slim, has high strength and good operability.A housing (10) having a long tubular shape extending in the front-rear direction, a housingA stationary hollow shaft (20) non-rotatably fixed to the center of the ring (10), a fixed hollow shaft(10) is provided annularly around the hollow shaft (20)A cylindrical rotary shaft (30) rotatably supported on the inner peripheral surface of the housing (10) around the fixed hollow shaft (20), and a tubular rotary shuffA rotary drive mechanism (40) for rotationally driving the rotary shaft (30), a rotary drive mechanismAnd is connected to the front end side so as to be integrally rotatable and inside the front end side of the housing (10)And is rotatably supported on the peripheral surface and protrudes forward from the front end of the housing (10)The tubular connecting member (50) and the tubular connecting member (50) are integrally rotatably connected to the front end sideSubsequently, the work tool section (6 (6) operated by electric power supplied from the electricity supply wiring (1)0).【課題】 細身且つ高強度で動作性も良好なマニピュレータを提供する。【解決手段】 前後方向へわたる長尺筒状のハウジング(10)と、ハウジング(10)の中心部に回転不能に固定された固定中空シャフト(20)と、固定中空シャフト(20)の周囲に環状に設けられるとともに、ハウジング(10)の内周面に回転自在に支持された筒状回転シャフト(30)と、ハウジング(10)内における固定中空シャフト(20)の周囲に設けられて筒状回転シャフト(30)を回転駆動する回転駆動機構(40)と、筒状回転シャフト(30)の前端側に一体回転可能に接続されるとともにハウジング(10)の前端側の内周面に回転自在に支持され、且つハウジング(10)の前端から前方へ突出した筒状接続部材(50)と、筒状接続部材(50)の前端側に一体回転可能に接続され、給電配線(1)から供給される電力によって動作する作業ツール部(60)とを備える。
