摘要:
The invention relates to a robot for holding and for handling medical instruments/equipment (1), in particular retractors, preferably for use in orthopaedic operations. Said robot comprises a manipulator (2) and an end effector (3) supported on the manipulator (2) for gripping/coupling of the respective instrument (1), wherein means for detecting external parameters relating to the holding situation are provided and wherein the holding/handling function of the robot can be defined on the basis of the identified parameters and optionally using further predeterminable parameters.