Abstract: A roller hemming apparatus for robot-supported roller hemming with a manipulator, as well as with a roller hemming apparatus, is described. The apparatus includes a frame, a first roller and a second roller which, when in operation, contact two opposite sides of a workpiece, and at least one first actuator mechanically coupled to the frame and to at least one of the first and the second rollers and controlled so that opposing process forces that are applied over the first and the second rollers and that lie approximately along one effective line of force are applied to the workpiece at opposite sides.

Abstract: A handling apparatus for automated or robot-supported contact tasks is disclosed. The handling apparatus has the following components: a mechanical interface for releasably or fixedly connecting the handling apparatus to a manipulator; a holder, which is movable in relation to the interface, for holding a tool; at least one static-frictionless adjusting element for positioning the holder in relation to the interface to the manipulator; a sensor device for directly or indirectly measuring the force acting on the at least one adjusting element; and a closed-loop controller which is configured to regulate the contact force depending on a predefinable force profile when there is contact between the handling apparatus and a surface.