Actuator of a working element, mainly a walking robot, that has a control system, a base of the actuator with a motor fastened thereto, connected to the control system and kinematically connected to the working element, wherein the kinematic connection between the motor and the working element of the robot has a mobile link, fastened to the base of the actuator with the possibility of rotating, a runner placed on the mobile link with the possibility of sliding radially along the entire mobile link, a lever arm kinematically connected to the motor, hinge-connected by a pin to the runner, in such a way that the rotation axis of the mobile link, the rotation axis of the lever arm and the rotation axis of the pin are parallel, and the mobile link is kinematically connected to the working element.