A device for handling articles comprising - a base, and - a linkage assembly consisting of at least three driven arms and a central coupling element, wherein each of the driven arms - consists of an upper arm mounted rotatably driven about a pivot axis of its own, which is attached to the base, and a forearm mounted in an articulated manner to the upper arm and connected in an articulated manner to the coupling element, and - has its respective pivoting drive for individually pivoting the upper arm about its pivot axis, wherein - between the base and the coupling element, at least one controlled driven linear actuator is arranged, which is connected in an articulated manner with a first end to at least one head point on the base and with a second end linked in an articulated manner to at least one base point on the coupling element, - an actuator axis of the linear actuator extends between its first end and its second end, and a travel of the linear actuator, which changes its extension along the actuator axis, is proportional to a variable distance between head point and base point, which distance is determined by the position of the arms, - a rotary drive is provided on at least one linear actuator, which generates a rotational movement and transmits it to the coupling element, - the linear actuator is combined with the rotary drive to form a linear rotary actuator, - the rotary drive, when actuated, causes the second end of the linear actuator, which faces away from the base, to rotate about the actuator axis relative to the first end, which faces the base, and - the second end of the linear rotary actuator is rotatably mounted to the coupling element about a coupling element axis in addition to being connected in an articulated manner to the coupling element. - a base, and - a linkage assembly consisting of at least three driven arms and a central coupling element, - consists of an upper arm mounted rotatably driven about a pivot axis of its own, which is attached to the base, and a forearm mounted in an articulated manner to the upper arm and connected in an articulated manner to the coupling element, and - has its respective pivoting drive for individually pivoting the upper arm about its pivot axis, - between the base and the coupling element, at least one controlled driven linear actuator is arranged, which is connected in an articulated manner with a first end to at least one head point on the base and with a second end linked in an articulated manner to at least one base point on the coupling element, - an actuator axis of the linear actuator extends between its first end and its second end, and a travel of the linear actuator, which changes its extension along the actuator axis, is proportional to a variable distance between head point and base point, which distance is determined by the position of the arms, - a rotary drive is provided on at least one linear actuator, which generates a rotational movement and transmits it to the coupling element, - the linear actuator is combined with the rotary drive to form a linear rotary actuator, - the rotary drive, when actuated, causes the second end of the linear actuator, which faces away from the base, to rotate about the actuator axis relative to the first end, which faces the base, and - the second end of the linear rotary actuator is rotatably mounted to the coupling element about a coupling element axis in addition to being connected in an articulated manner to the coupling element.