A gripping device, which is configured for receiving a, preferably plate-like, workpiece to be transported, and for releasing it again, comprising: - a supporting platform with a bottom side and a top side located opposite the bottom side, - which supporting platform is configured, on the top side, with a connection interface, or can be coupled to a connection interface, which connection interface is configured for coupling the gripping device to a manipulator, and - which supporting platform is configured, on the bottom side, with at least two adjustment-slide guides (11, 12), - a plurality of retaining means, - which retaining means are configured for retaining the workpiece, - which retaining means are coupled to the supporting platform, and - which retaining means have contact sides, which contact sides face away from the bottom side of the supporting platform, and which contact sides tenter a joint contact plane, - supply means, which supply means are configured for activating and deactivating the retaining means, - at least two adjustment slides (9, 10), - which adjustment slides (9, 10) are each at least partially received or supported in at least one of the adjustment-slide guides (11, 12), and - which adjustment slides (9, 10) are slidable relative to the supporting platform along a first direction in the adjustment-slide guides (11, 12), - wherein at least one of the adjustment slides (9, 10) is configured with at least one transverse guide, and - at least one transverse slide, - on which transverse slide at least one of the retaining means is arranged, and - which transverse slide is at least partially received or supported in the transverse guide, and - which transverse slide is slidable relative to the adjustment slide (9, 10) along a second direction in the transverse guide, - wherein the first direction and the second direction are mutually orthogonal, characterized in that a guide section of the at least one transverse slide, which guide section is received or supported in the at least one transverse guide, is profiled, and wherein this guide section is linearly extendable in the transverse guide. - a supporting platform with a bottom side and a top side located opposite the bottom side, - which supporting platform is configured, on the top side, with a connection interface, or can be coupled to a connection interface, which connection interface is configured for coupling the gripping device to a manipulator, and - which supporting platform is configured, on the bottom side, with at least two adjustment-slide guides (11, 12), - which supporting platform is configured, on the top side, with a connection interface, or can be coupled to a connection interface, which connection interface is configured for coupling the gripping device to a manipulator, and - which supporting platform is configured, on the bottom side, with at least two adjustment-slide guides (11, 12), - a plurality of retaining means, - which retaining means are configured for retaining the workpiece, - which retaining means are coupled to the supporting platform, and - which retaining means have contact sides, which contact sides face away from the bottom side of the supporting platform, and which contact sides tenter a joint contact plane, - which retaining means are configured for retaining the workpiece, - which retaining means are coupled to the supporting platform, and - which retaining means have contact sides, which contact sides face away from the bottom side of the supporting platform, and which contact sides tenter a joint contact plane, - supply means, which supply means are configured for activating and deactivating the retaining means, - at least two adjustment slides (9, 10), - which adjustment slides (9, 10) are each at least partially received or supported in at least one of the adjustment-slide guides (11, 12), and - which adjustment slides (9, 10) are slidable relative to the supporting platform along a first direction in the adjustment-slide guides (11, 12), - wherein at least one of the adjustment slides (9, 10) is configured with at least one transverse guide, and - which adjustment slides (9, 10) are each at least partially received or supported in at least one of the adjustment-slide guides (11, 12), and - which adjustment slides (9, 10) are slidable relative to the supporting platform along a first direction in the adjustment-slide guides (11, 12), - wherein at least one of the adjustment slides (9, 10) is configured with at least one transverse guide, and - at least one transverse slide, - on which transverse slide at least one of the retaining means is arranged, and - which transverse slide is at least partially received or supported in the transverse guide, and - which transverse slide is slidable relative to the adjustment slide (9, 10) along a second direction in the transverse guide, - on which transverse slide at least one of the retaining means is arranged, and - which transverse slide is at least partially received or supported in the transverse guide, and - which transverse slide is slidable relative to the adjustment slide (9, 10) along a second direction in the transverse guide, - wherein the first direction and the second direction are mutually orthogonal, a guide section of the at least one transverse slide, which guide section is received or supported in the at least one transverse guide, is profiled, and wherein this guide section is linearly extendable in the transverse guide.