Gripping tongs, in particular pneumatically operated gripping tongs, wherein the gripping tongs comprise the following: - a housing in which a preferably pneumatically operable linear drive is formed; and - a first and a second gripper jaw, each of which are pivotably mounted about an axis of rotation relative to the housing, wherein at least one of the two gripper jaws is designed as a sensor and serves to emit a corresponding signal when the gripper jaws have gripped a workpiece and/or when the gripping tongs are in their closed state, wherein an oscillator in the form of an electrical circuit with a coil, which is capable of resonating, is integrated into the first gripper jaw, wherein the electrical circuit capable of resonating is designed to vibrate and generate an electromagnetic field upon a supply voltage being applied, wherein at least part of the second gripper jaw is formed from an electrically conductive material, in particular a metallic material, wherein the electrically conductive and in particular metallic material is provided in an area of the second gripper jaw adjacent to the gripping area between the first and the second gripper jaw, and wherein an evaluation unit is further provided which is designed to detect an influence on the oscillator voltage and emit a signal based thereon which is indicative of a position of the gripper jaws relative to each other, and wherein the first gripper jaw is designed as a measuring electrode and the second gripper jaw as a counter electrode which together form an electrical capacitor, characterized in that the electrical circuit capable of resonating has a ferrite core in which the coil is located in order to direct the electromagnetic field to a gripping area between the first and the second gripper jaw. - a housing in which a preferably pneumatically operable linear drive is formed; and - a first and a second gripper jaw, each of which are pivotably mounted about an axis of rotation relative to the housing, wherein at least one of the two gripper jaws is designed as a sensor and serves to emit a corresponding signal when the gripper jaws have gripped a workpiece and/or when the gripping tongs are in their closed state, wherein an oscillator in the form of an electrical circuit with a coil, which is capable of resonating, is integrated into the first gripper jaw, wherein the electrical circuit capable of resonating is designed to vibrate and generate an electromagnetic field upon a supply voltage being applied, wherein at least part of the second gripper jaw is formed from an electrically conductive material, in particular a metallic material, wherein the electrically conductive and in particular metallic material is provided in an area of the second gripper jaw adjacent to the gripping area between the first and the second gripper jaw, and wherein an evaluation unit is further provided which is designed to detect an influence on the oscillator voltage and emit a signal based thereon which is indicative of a position of the gripper jaws relative to each other, and wherein the first gripper jaw is designed as a measuring electrode and the second gripper jaw as a counter electrode which together form an electrical capacitor, characterized in that the electrical circuit capable of resonating has a ferrite core in which the coil is located in order to direct the electromagnetic field to a gripping area between the first and the second gripper jaw. <EOS>