Device for applying a rubber profile

A device for applying a rubber profile to a surface, in particular on a motor vehicle part, comprising a robot, which has at least one robot arm for moving and guiding a guide head to an application position, in order to apply the rubber profile along a defined contour on the surface, wherein a feed device is connected to the guide head to guide the rubber profile onto the surface at a defined speed, wherein the guide head has at least one guide element for guiding the rubber profile, and the feed device has at least one motorized drive roller with a profiled circumferential surface formed on its periphery, and a counter-element, wherein a passage for the rubber profile is formed between the drive roller and the counter-element, such that a plurality of spikes formed on the profiled circumferential surface at least partially engage in the rubber profile, wherein the drive roller is connected to a drive, in particular an electric motor, which is controlled by a control unit in the device, which control unit contains means for detecting the speed of the guide head where the rubber profile is applied to the surface, and controlling the drive roller such that the rubber profile is advanced on the basis of this speed.