The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by the inventors: “The invention relates to a cable robot for crea ting a structure and/or manipulating a workpiece, comprising a working head whic h is suspended on a support structure having at least three support columns by a system of cables having at least three control cables, wherein cable winches ar e provided for adjusting the control cables relative to the support structure an d/or relative to the working head, and they can be actuated by an electronic con trol device for moving the working head.