Multifunction manipulator for manipulating drilling elements in a drilling rig for assembling, disassembling and moving a stand of drilling elements; said manipulator comprising: • a carriage: • an articulated arm; • a robotic apparatus; • a manipulation head; • a control system; said robotic apparatus being adapted to move said manipulation head with at least three degrees of freedom; said manipulator being configured to move said manipulation head with at least five degrees of freedom; said manipulator further comprising: said carriage in turn comprising: ∘ at least one sliding block; ∘ a pulley-type hoisting system, in turn comprising a winch; ∘ an emergency braking system adapted to prevent the carriage from moving in the event of a malfunction of the hoisting system; said pulley-type hoisting system being adapted to cause said carriage to slide vertically along a first axis parallel to the longitudinal extension of a mast comprised in the drilling rig; said articulated arm having a monolithic body and being constrained, at one end thereof, to said carriage, so that it can rotate about a horizontal axis; and being constrained, at a second end thereof, to a first end of said robotic apparatus, so that it can rotate about another horizontal axis; said manipulation head being connected to the second end of the robotic apparatus; said articulated arm comprising: - a first actuator adapted to move the articulated arm to allow moving the robotic apparatus along at least one second axis perpendicular to said first axis, thus taking at least two operating configurations; - a second actuator adapted to move the articulated arm to allow keeping the first end of the robotic apparatus in line with an axis parallel to said first axis; said articulated arm and said robotic apparatus comprising only electric actuators; said control system being adapted to independently control all the electric actuators comprised in said articulated arm and in said robotic apparatus. said manipulator comprising: • a carriage: • an articulated arm; • a robotic apparatus; • a manipulation head; • a control system; • a carriage: • an articulated arm; • a robotic apparatus; • a manipulation head; • a control system; said robotic apparatus being adapted to move said manipulation head with at least three degrees of freedom; said manipulator being configured to move said manipulation head with at least five degrees of freedom; said manipulator further comprising: said carriage in turn comprising: ∘ at least one sliding block; ∘ a pulley-type hoisting system, in turn comprising a winch; ∘ an emergency braking system adapted to prevent the carriage from moving in the event of a malfunction of the hoisting system; ∘ at least one sliding block; ∘ a pulley-type hoisting system, in turn comprising a winch; ∘ an emergency braking system adapted to prevent the carriage from moving in the event of a malfunction of the hoisting system; said pulley-type hoisting system being adapted to cause said carriage to slide vertically along a first axis parallel to the longitudinal extension of a mast comprised in the drilling rig; said articulated arm having a monolithic body and being constrained, at one end thereof, to said carriage, so that it can rotate about a horizontal axis; and being constrained, at a second end thereof, to a first end of said robotic apparatus, so that it can rotate about another horizontal axis; said manipulation head being connected to the second end of the robotic apparatus; said articulated arm comprising: - a first actuator adapted to move the articulated arm to allow moving the robotic apparatus along at least one second axis perpendicular to said first axis, thus taking at least two operating configurations; - a second actuator adapted to move the articulated arm to allow keeping the first end of the robotic apparatus in line with an axis parallel to said first axis; - a first actuator adapted to move the articulated arm to allow moving the robotic apparatus along at least one second axis perpendicular to said first axis, thus taking at least two operating configurations; - a second actuator adapted to move the articulated arm to allow keeping the first end of the robotic apparatus in line with an axis parallel to said first axis; said articulated arm and said robotic apparatus comprising only electric actuators; said control system being adapted to independently control all the electric actuators comprised in said articulated arm and in said robotic apparatus.