Abstract: A support and control device (11) for opening or closing a grip element (19) in two parts, where the two parts can mutually rotate in order to grip objects, the device (11) comprising a body (12) to which a handle (14) is connected, bearing a control sleeve (20) operationally connected, through a cable (23), to drive gears (26,29) to range the two parts of the grip element (19) between a first, open, position and a second, closed, position where the two parts determine a space for containing the objects to be gripped and/or picked up, in which the drive gears (26,29) comprise a kinematic motion mechanism, internal to the body (12), controlled by the cable (23), an exit-part controlling the kinematic mechanism, bearing the grip-element (19), being positioned according to an axis substantially parallel to that of movement of the cable (23).