Abstract: A gripping head for gripping objects of various shapes has a basis and a gripping jaw linearly guided at the basis in a gripping direction. The gripping jaw comprises a frame and pins. Each pin is oriented in the gripping direction and has a front surface forming a segment of a gripping surface of the gripping jaw, and each pin can be pushed into the frame against a reset force until a fixing device operated by an operation element supported at the basis fixes the pins to the frame. The fixing device comprises an eccentric which is pivoting about an axis running perpendicularly to the gripping direction, and a pivoted lever coupled to the eccentric for simultaneous rotation. The pivoted lever is pivoted by the operation element, when the gripping jaw is forwarded in the gripping direction.