<p>An electromagnetic brake control device where a control device body releases an electromagnetic brake device by exciting a brake coil to cause it to attract an armature. The control device body can detect the start of release operation of the armature by the attraction by the brake coil. When the start of the release operation is detected, the brake device body reduces the attraction force occurring in the brake coil to a level less than that occurs before the start of the release operation.</p>
