A Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm(SCARA)was selected as the research object,and the structure of the arm was optimized by simulation.The three-dimensional structure model of the robot was established with SolidWorks software,and the modal analysis of the robot was carried out with ANSYS software to determine the optimal parts.The optimal arm length of the robot was obtained by genetic algorithm,and the forearm structure was optimized by topology optimization method.After analysis,the strength,stiffness and vibration resistance of the optimized forearm are significantly increased,and the repeated positioning accuracy and vibration suppression ability of SCARA robot are optimized.