An apparatus for positioning and orientating a load, the apparatus comprising: - a support structure (101a, 101b, 101c) movable in a first direction, the support structure establishes an area within which the load can be positioned and orientated; - a tendon system comprising: - at least six winches mounted on the support structure; and - at least six tendons, a first end of each of the at least six tendons being connected to a respective one of the at least six winches; - a lifting mechanism mounted on the support structure (101a, 101b, 101c) and movable in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, the lifting mechanism comprising a further tendon; and - a control module being capable of synchronously and independently operating: - over the at least six winches so to adjust the free length of and/or tension supported by the tendon connected to the respective winch, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises attachment means whereto the load is attachable to suspend from above, the attachment means being connected to a second end of each of the at least six tendons and to a free end of the further tendon, and in that the control module is further capable of synchronously and independently operating: - over the support structure (101a, 101b, 101c) so as to control its movement in the first direction, and - over the lifting mechanism so as to control its movement in the second direction and over the lifting mechanism so as to adjust the free length of and/or tension supported by the further tendon connected to the lifting mechanism, whereby the apparatus provides control of the load in the six degrees of freedom; wherein the control module is configured to translate an instruction regarding the orientation and/or the position of the load in an actuation over the at least six winches, over the lifting mechanism and over the support structure (101a, 101b, 101c), such that at least 51% of the load is sustained by the lifting mechanism and the load is suspended from the further tendon which is substantially vertical. - a support structure (101a, 101b, 101c) movable in a first direction, the support structure establishes an area within which the load can be positioned and orientated; - a tendon system comprising: - at least six winches mounted on the support structure; and - at least six tendons, a first end of each of the at least six tendons being connected to a respective one of the at least six winches; - at least six winches mounted on the support structure; and - at least six tendons, a first end of each of the at least six tendons being connected to a respective one of the at least six winches; - a lifting mechanism mounted on the support structure (101a, 101b, 101c) and movable in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, the lifting mechanism comprising a further tendon; and - a control module being capable of synchronously and independently operating: - over the at least six winches so to adjust the free length of and/or tension supported by the tendon connected to the respective winch, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises attachment means whereto the load is attachable to suspend from above, the attachment means being connected to a second end of each of the at least six tendons and to a free end of the further tendon, and in that the control module is further capable of synchronously and independently operating: - over the support structure (101a, 101b, 101c) so as to control its movement in the first direction, and - over the lifting mechanism so as to control its movement in the second direction and over the lifting mechanism so as to adjust the free length of and/or tension supported by the further tendon connected to the lifting mechanism, whereby the apparatus provides control of the load in the six degrees of freedom; - over the at least six winches so to adjust the free length of and/or tension supported by the tendon connected to the respective winch, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises attachment means whereto the load is attachable to suspend from above, the attachment means being connected to a second end of each of the at least six tendons and to a free end of the further tendon, and in that the control module is further capable of synchronously and independently operating: - over the support structure (101a, 101b, 101c) so as to control its movement in the first direction, and - over the lifting mechanism so as to control its movement in the second direction and over the lifting mechanism so as to adjust the free length of and/or tension supported by the further tendon connected to the lifting mechanism, whereby the apparatus provides control of the load in the six degrees of freedom;