A managing structure, for an umbilical member for a work tool of a robot,
capable of stabilizing the motion of the umbilical member during the
operation of a wrist of the robot and making the work of modifying the
system of the robot easier. The umbilical member is introduced into an
opening formed at the back of a base of a forearm. The umbilical member
extends through a hollow portion of a speed reducer and is drawn from a
first opening formed on the side of a first wrist element. A cable for
welding current and a tube for supplying shield gas, constituting the
umbilical member, are directly connected to a welding torch rotatable
about a third axis. A welding wire is guided and fed by a feed roller of
a wire feeder and, then, is connected to the welding wire with the cable
and the tube. The feed roller is driven by a motor contained within the
first wrist element.