A gripping apparatus configured to relocate a high-wire hook , the high-wire hook comprising: - a pair of opposite loops for wrapping there around a rope ; and - a pair of suspension hooks , a respective hook located in the proximity of a respective loop, for hanging the high-wire hook on a hanging wire ; whereby the high-wire hook is configured to support a high-wire crop in horticulture by hanging the high-wire hook by one of the suspension hooks on the hanging wire ; and whereby the rope wrapped around the loops supports an ending of the high-wire crop ; and wherein the gripping apparatus comprises: - a gripping mechanism comprising a protuberance ; and - a robot arm operatively coupled to the gripping mechanism ; and - a processing unit operatively coupled to the robot arm ; and wherein the processing unit is configured such that it actuates the robot arm to insert the protuberance in one of the loops, the supported loop , for relocating the high-wire hook ; and wherein the gripping mechanism further comprises: - a first support member from which the protuberance extends; and - a second support member coupled to the first support member configured to support the high-wire hook by the loops when lifted; and wherein the processing unit is further configured to actuate the robot arm such that it relocates the high-wire hook by lifting it by the protuberance , and such that the opposite loop is hinged towards the second support member with the protuberance as pivoting point. - a pair of opposite loops for wrapping there around a rope ; and - a pair of suspension hooks , a respective hook located in the proximity of a respective loop, for hanging the high-wire hook on a hanging wire ; whereby the high-wire hook is configured to support a high-wire crop in horticulture by hanging the high-wire hook by one of the suspension hooks on the hanging wire ; and whereby the rope wrapped around the loops supports an ending of the high-wire crop ; and wherein the gripping apparatus comprises: - a gripping mechanism comprising a protuberance ; and - a robot arm operatively coupled to the gripping mechanism ; and - a processing unit operatively coupled to the robot arm ; and - a gripping mechanism comprising a protuberance ; and - a robot arm operatively coupled to the gripping mechanism ; and - a processing unit operatively coupled to the robot arm ; and wherein the processing unit is configured such that it actuates the robot arm to insert the protuberance in one of the loops, the supported loop , for relocating the high-wire hook ; and wherein the gripping mechanism further comprises: - a first support member from which the protuberance extends; and - a second support member coupled to the first support member configured to support the high-wire hook by the loops when lifted; and - a first support member from which the protuberance extends; and - a second support member coupled to the first support member configured to support the high-wire hook by the loops when lifted; and wherein the processing unit is further configured to actuate the robot arm such that it relocates the high-wire hook by lifting it by the protuberance , and such that the opposite loop is hinged towards the second support member with the protuberance as pivoting point. <EOS>