Pivoting unit for mounting on a handling robot for opening and closing a flap of a motor vehicle body, in particular for a door-opening robot for opening and closing a door of a motor vehicle body during painting of the motor vehicle body, with a) a mounting flange for mounting the pivoting unit on the handling robot , b) a gripper arm , c) a first gripping tool for gripping an engagement , in particular a ring or a window gap , on the openable flap of the motor vehicle body, wherein the first gripping tool is mounted on the gripper arm , in particular at the end of the gripper arm , and d) a pivoting head for pivoting the gripper arm with the first gripping tool relative to the mounting flange between d1) an initial position in which the first gripping tool does not engage in the engagement on the flap of the motor vehicle body to be opened or closed, and d2) an engagement position in which the first gripping tool engages in the engagement on the flap of the motor vehicle body which can be opened or closed, characterized in e) that a second gripping tool for gripping an engagement on the openable flap of the motor vehicle body is also mounted on the gripper arm , in particular at the end of the gripper arm , and f) that the two gripping tools on the gripper arm are designed to be inserted in different insertion directions into the engagement on the openable flap of the motor vehicle body, in particular from top to bottom in the case of the first gripping tool and from bottom to top in the case of the second gripping tool , and g) that the two gripping tools are designed as tip grippers and project in opposite directions from the gripper arm , in particular upwards and downwards. a) a mounting flange for mounting the pivoting unit on the handling robot , b) a gripper arm , c) a first gripping tool for gripping an engagement , in particular a ring or a window gap , on the openable flap of the motor vehicle body, wherein the first gripping tool is mounted on the gripper arm , in particular at the end of the gripper arm , and d) a pivoting head for pivoting the gripper arm with the first gripping tool relative to the mounting flange between d1) an initial position in which the first gripping tool does not engage in the engagement on the flap of the motor vehicle body to be opened or closed, and d2) an engagement position in which the first gripping tool engages in the engagement on the flap of the motor vehicle body which can be opened or closed, characterized in d1) an initial position in which the first gripping tool does not engage in the engagement on the flap of the motor vehicle body to be opened or closed, and d2) an engagement position in which the first gripping tool engages in the engagement on the flap of the motor vehicle body which can be opened or closed, e) that a second gripping tool for gripping an engagement on the openable flap of the motor vehicle body is also mounted on the gripper arm , in particular at the end of the gripper arm , and f) that the two gripping tools on the gripper arm are designed to be inserted in different insertion directions into the engagement on the openable flap of the motor vehicle body, in particular from top to bottom in the case of the first gripping tool and from bottom to top in the case of the second gripping tool , and g) that the two gripping tools are designed as tip grippers and project in opposite directions from the gripper arm , in particular upwards and downwards. <EOS>