A hand-held manipulator according to the invention comprises a handle (4) fixedly mounted on the end of a connecting arm (2), the distal end (2b) of which carries a work unit (3). The handle (4) comprises a grip section (4e) having a surface of revolution about a longitudinal handle axis (III), which is aligned with the longitudinal axis (I) of the arm. Control elements (4a-4c) are shaped in an annular structure near the distal end (4f) of the grip section (4e) so as to be accessible in any angular orientation of the hand holding the handle.
