diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/drivers/SickLaserUnit/SickLaserUnit.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/drivers/SickLaserUnit/SickLaserUnit.cpp
index e2f0e705f2dacdef2c878fea6cd60a18ca78079e..91073eddc6f490a79a46e8f8e2c1fe0fa2803633 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/drivers/SickLaserUnit/SickLaserUnit.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/drivers/SickLaserUnit/SickLaserUnit.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ namespace armarx
             //scanInfo
             device.scanInfo.device = device.ip;
             device.scanInfo.frame = device.scannerName;
+
+            device.robotName = properties.robotName;
             //scanner Parameters
             try
             {