Abstract: The present disclosure provides a robot control apparatus. The apparatus includes: a signal acquisition unit configured to obtain, in the case that a robot triggers emergency stop and if the body switch of the robot is turned on, a switch turn-on signal that the body switch of the robot is turned on; a control unit configured to output an enable release control signal; a logic processing unit configured to perform logic processing on the switch turn-on signal if the switch turn-on signal is received, then output a manual release signal, perform logic processing on the enable release control signal if the enable release control signal is received, and then output an enable release signal; and a signal output unit configured to control, if the manual release signal or the enable release signal is received, the motor of the robot to release a band brake.