1. A method for capturing an item ( 11 ) of laundry, wherein the item ( 11 ) of laundry is grabbed or drawn by suction by a capturing means and is transported away by the capturing means, comprising: ascertaining topography of the item ( 11 ) of laundry and creating an image of the topography of the item ( 11 ) of laundry using a three-dimensional image-generating, image-forming measure; ascertaining at least one point ( 15 ) at which the item ( 11 ) of laundry is intended to be captured and/or can be captured by the capturing means on the basis of the topography; selecting the at least one point ( 15 ) for capturing the item ( 11 ) of laundry from several alternatives selected from the group consisting of a region of the item ( 11 ) of laundry with a curvature, a region of the item ( 11 ) of laundry with a bend, a region of the item ( 11 ) of laundry with a fold, a region of the item ( 11 ) of laundry with an edge, and a region of the item ( 11 ) of laundry with in which tangents of two adjacent points on the item ( 11 ) of laundry form an extremely acute angle; ascertaining the at least one point ( 15 ) of the item ( 11 ) of laundry from the several alternatives as a capturing point that can be grabbed by the capturing means in an expedient or rapid manner; moving the capturing means to the at least one point ( 15 ) in a specifically controlled manner; and capturing the item ( 11 ) of laundry with the capturing means.