Patent ID: 8645098

Claim:
A portable hand-held device for detecting the spatial position of a working point of a robotic manipulator, comprising: handling means for handling the hand-held device by a user; means for detecting a position, wherein a spatial position of the means for detecting a position is detectable; and a tactile element which is connected to the means for detecting a position and at which a reference point is defined; wherein the handling means and the means for detecting a position are connected with one another by a joint, such that the handling means and the means for detecting a position are movable relative to each other; and wherein the portable hand-held device is positionable, in hand-held operation, to cooperate with a tracking device in order to detect the spatial position of a working point of a robotic manipulator based on detection of the spatial position of the means for detecting a position; and wherein the handling means comprises an input configured to receive instructions from the user.