Apparatus for moving cylindrical parts comprising: - a support body, - at least two pairs of legs connected at the upper part thereof to the support body, - the legs of each pair being situated symmetrically and on opposite sides in respect to the support body, - each leg being provided with a movable claw mechanism for transporting the cylindrical part along the leg from a region situated at the lower part of the leg up to the upper part of the leg or vice versa, - a lower arm connected at one of its ends to the support body by means of a joint, and connected at its other end to an extremity of a first actuator, wherein the other extremity of the first actuator is fixed to the support body, wherein, upon the action of the first actuator, the lower arm is capable to pivot about the joint in respect to the support body, wherein the lower arm is provided with a first drive chain arranged in an elongated loop extending along the entire length of the lower arm, - a second actuator capable to drive the first drive chain, - a cradle situated above the lower arm and capable to receive a cylindrical part on its upper surface, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: - a shoe that can be releasably fixed in several positions along the upper surface of the cradle, - a second drive chain arranged in an elongated loop and mounted in a frame between the lower arm and the cradle, said second drive chain having a first chain link fixed to the lower arm by means of a first connection element, said frame being connected to the first drive chain by means of a second connection element, said second drive chain having a second chain link, opposed to the first chain link, fixed to the cradle by means of a third connection element, wherein, upon driving the first drive chain by the second actuator, the second drive chain together with its frame and with the second connection element is capable to move relative to both the first drive chain and the lower arm, between a first extreme position and a second extreme position, while at the same time the cradle together with the third connection element is capable to move relative to the first and second drive chains (CH1, CH2) and relative to the lower arm, between a first cradle extreme position and a second cradle extreme position. - a support body, - at least two pairs of legs connected at the upper part thereof to the support body, - the legs of each pair being situated symmetrically and on opposite sides in respect to the support body, - each leg being provided with a movable claw mechanism for transporting the cylindrical part along the leg from a region situated at the lower part of the leg up to the upper part of the leg or vice versa, - the legs of each pair being situated symmetrically and on opposite sides in respect to the support body, - each leg being provided with a movable claw mechanism for transporting the cylindrical part along the leg from a region situated at the lower part of the leg up to the upper part of the leg or vice versa, - a lower arm connected at one of its ends to the support body by means of a joint, and connected at its other end to an extremity of a first actuator, wherein the other extremity of the first actuator is fixed to the support body, wherein, upon the action of the first actuator, the lower arm is capable to pivot about the joint in respect to the support body, wherein the lower arm is provided with a first drive chain arranged in an elongated loop extending along the entire length of the lower arm, connected at one of its ends to the support body by means of a joint, and connected at its other end to an extremity of a first actuator, wherein the other extremity of the first actuator is fixed to the support body, wherein, upon the action of the first actuator, the lower arm is capable to pivot about the joint in respect to the support body, wherein the lower arm is provided with a first drive chain arranged in an elongated loop extending along the entire length of the lower arm, - a second actuator capable to drive the first drive chain, - a cradle situated above the lower arm and capable to receive a cylindrical part on its upper surface, - a shoe that can be releasably fixed in several positions along the upper surface of the cradle, - a second drive chain arranged in an elongated loop and mounted in a frame between the lower arm and the cradle, said second drive chain having a first chain link fixed to the lower arm by means of a first connection element, said frame being connected to the first drive chain by means of a second connection element, said second drive chain having a second chain link, opposed to the first chain link, fixed to the cradle by means of a third connection element, said second drive chain having a first chain link fixed to the lower arm by means of a first connection element, said frame being connected to the first drive chain by means of a second connection element, said second drive chain having a second chain link, opposed to the first chain link, fixed to the cradle by means of a third connection element,