Device for handling artifacts

Device (1) for handling an artifact of substantially cylindrical shape, comprising,

• a bed (10),
• supporting means fixed to said bed (10) and connected to actuators, said supporting means being positioned along at least an arc of circumference lying in a plane orthogonal to the development axis (α) of the bed (10), characterized in that
• said supporting means comprise rolling elements (3) adapted to support and handle said artifact, at least one of said rolling elements (3) being motorized, and in that each rolling element (3) is connected to one of a plurality of actuators operatively connected to each other and adapted to regulate a movement of the rolling elements (3) in response to forces exerted by the artifact on each rolling element (3), in such a way as to distribute said forces uniformly on each rolling element (3) and to position one or more resultants of said forces in one or more predetermined points wherein said rolling elements (3) are arranged on at least one ring (2a, 2b) which juts from said bed (10), wherein said at least one ring (2a, 2b) comprises a first portion (20) and a second portion hinged to said first portion (20), wherein said second portion is movable between an open position to allow the artifact to be housed and a closed position in which it forms said ring (2a, 2b) with the first portion (20) and wherein said second portion comprises a first (21) and a second (22) element, each one having a first and a second end, each one hinged by its first end to a corresponding terminal of said first portion (20) and each one provided, at its second end, with coupling means configured in such a way that, in said closed position, said first portion (20) and said first (21) and second (22) element form said ring (2a, 2b).