A vacuum gripper for suctioning and handling objects, comprising - a gripper base body having a suction side and an upper side which faces away from the suction side, the suction side having a plurality of suction points and in each case a fixed number of suction points being combined to form a suction point group, - a number of suction chambers corresponding to the number of suction point groups, each suction chamber being assigned a suction point group and the suction points of the respective suction point group opening into the respective suction chamber, - a distributor chamber, the distributor chamber having at least a number of distributor chamber openings corresponding to the number of suction chambers for supplying negative pressure to the suction chambers, one distributor chamber opening being assigned to one suction chamber respectively and being flow-connected to a respective suction chamber opening of the suction chamber assigned thereto, - a plurality of valves, one valve being assigned to each suction point group, each valve having a valve channel and a blocking device for blocking or unblocking the valve channel, and wherein the respective valve is designed as a valve module having its own valve housing and in that the valve housing can be arranged on the upper side of the gripper base body, characterized in that the distributor chamber openings and the suction chamber openings are opening into the upper side of the gripper base body separately from one another, and the distributor chamber opening and the suction chamber opening being arranged in groups on the upper side such that a respective distributor chamber opening is flow-connected to the suction chamber opening assigned thereto via a connecting channel, which is formed by the valve channel of the respective valve module. - a gripper base body having a suction side and an upper side which faces away from the suction side, the suction side having a plurality of suction points and in each case a fixed number of suction points being combined to form a suction point group, - a number of suction chambers corresponding to the number of suction point groups, each suction chamber being assigned a suction point group and the suction points of the respective suction point group opening into the respective suction chamber, - a distributor chamber, the distributor chamber having at least a number of distributor chamber openings corresponding to the number of suction chambers for supplying negative pressure to the suction chambers, one distributor chamber opening being assigned to one suction chamber respectively and being flow-connected to a respective suction chamber opening of the suction chamber assigned thereto, - a plurality of valves, one valve being assigned to each suction point group, each valve having a valve channel and a blocking device for blocking or unblocking the valve channel, and wherein the respective valve is designed as a valve module having its own valve housing and in that the valve housing can be arranged on the upper side of the gripper base body, characterized in that the distributor chamber openings and the suction chamber openings are opening into the upper side of the gripper base body separately from one another, and the distributor chamber opening and the suction chamber opening being arranged in groups on the upper side such that a respective distributor chamber opening is flow-connected to the suction chamber opening assigned thereto via a connecting channel, which is formed by the valve channel of the respective valve module.