Connection assembly and robot having the same

A robot comprising a support member and a connection assembly for holding a support member in position, the connection assembly comprising:

• a base defining a receiving hole to an end portion of the support member, and a guiding hole in a lateral surface thereof, which communicates with the receiving hole;
• a fixing block;
• a locking member slidably received in the guiding hole, the locking member being slidable between a first position where the locking member is engaged with the support member so as to hold the support member in position, and second position where the locking member is disengaged from the support member;
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• an actuating member connected to the fixing block and the locking member the actuating member being configured to drive the locking member to move between the first position and the second position;
• wherein the robot further comprises a sensor fixed to a first end of the support member, a first circuit board fixed to a second end of the support member and electrically connected to the sensor, and a second circuit board, wherein the first circuit board comprises a plurality of contacts, the connection assembly further comprises a bottom plate where the base and the fixing block are fixed, the second circuit board is fixed to the bottom plate and faces the first circuit board, the second circuit board comprises a plurality of spring-loaded pins, and the spring-loaded pins come into contact with the contacts when the support member is held in position.

A connection assembly for holding a support member in position, the connection assembly comprising:

• a base defining a receiving hole to receive an end portion of the support member, and a guiding hole in a lateral surface thereof, which communicates with the receiving hole;
• a fixing block;
• a locking member slidably received in the guiding hole the locking member being slidable in a first direction relative to the base between a first position where the locking member is engaged with the support member so as to hold the support member in position, and a second position where the locking member is disengaged from the support member;
• an actuating member connected to the fixing block and the locking member the actuating member being configured to drive the locking member to move between the first position and the second position;
• an elastic member extendable in a second direction to drive the actuating member to push the locking member to the first position, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction;
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• a pushing ring slidably connected to the base, wherein the pushing ring is slidable in a third direction relative to the base to drive the actuating member to pull the locking member to the second position, and the third direction is opposite to the second direction.