A reception device for components which is adapted, relative to a deposit point, - to rotate in a controlled manner at least partly about a third axis (Z-axis) containing the deposit point by means of a rotary drive, - to move in a controlled manner at least partly along one of the first, second and/or third axes (X-, Y-, Z-axis) by means of at least one linear drive, and - to move a carrier guided by the reception device in a con-trolled manner, by means of a rotary drive, along one of the first and/or second axes (X-, Y-axis) by approximately from 80 to 120% of a spacing of adjacent component receivers of the carrier, wherein - the reception device is adapted to move in a controlled manner relative to the deposit point at least partly along the first axis (X-axis) in both directions by means of a linear drive, - the carrier guided by the reception device is equipped with two reception points (ES1, ES2) which are to be oriented at least approximately in alignment with the deposit point for components by controlled operation of the drives, and - an imaging property and/or position sensor is adapted to provide proper-ties and/or the position of a component in at least one of the reception points (ES1, ES2) in the reception device that is to be examined in respect of its properties and/or its position, and wherein, - a controller is adapted, based on image data from the property and/or position sensor, to provide correction instructions in the event of property defects and/or position errors of the component in order to effect corresponding correction movements by the drives (DA3, DA4, LA3) of the reception device and/or of the carrier guided therein. - to rotate in a controlled manner at least partly about a third axis (Z-axis) containing the deposit point by means of a rotary drive, - to move in a controlled manner at least partly along one of the first, second and/or third axes (X-, Y-, Z-axis) by means of at least one linear drive, and - to move a carrier guided by the reception device in a con-trolled manner, by means of a rotary drive, along one of the first and/or second axes (X-, Y-axis) by approximately from 80 to 120% of a spacing of adjacent component receivers of the carrier, wherein - the reception device is adapted to move in a controlled manner relative to the deposit point at least partly along the first axis (X-axis) in both directions by means of a linear drive, - the carrier guided by the reception device is equipped with two reception points (ES1, ES2) which are to be oriented at least approximately in alignment with the deposit point for components by controlled operation of the drives, and - an imaging property and/or position sensor is adapted to provide proper-ties and/or the position of a component in at least one of the reception points (ES1, ES2) in the reception device that is to be examined in respect of its properties and/or its position, and wherein, - a controller is adapted, based on image data from the property and/or position sensor, to provide correction instructions in the event of property defects and/or position errors of the component in order to effect corresponding correction movements by the drives (DA3, DA4, LA3) of the reception device and/or of the carrier guided therein.