Abstract
A wire gripper is provided which is used when grasping a wire-shaped body. The wire gripper comprises a wire gripping part, a displacement mechanism, and a driving mechanism. The wire gripping part has a first wire gripping body and a second wire gripping body that is disposed oppositely from the first wire gripping body. The displacement mechanism is configured to relatively displace the first wire gripping body and the second wire gripping body to a first position for grasping the wire-shaped body and a second position for releasing the grasp of the wire-shaped body. The driving mechanism has a motor that drives the displacement mechanism.