A portable hand grab including: one or more suction cups for attaching the portable hand grab to one or more respective attachment surfaces at least one handle connected to the suction cups for gripping by hand at least one electrical vacuum pump for at least partially evacuating at least one suction volume between the suction cups and the respective attachment surfaces at least one vacuum sensor for detecting a vacuum level in the suction volume and at least one electronic controller configured to control the electrical vacuum pump to at least partially evacuate the suction volume when the vacuum sensor detects the vacuum level being less than a preselected minimum vacuum level.
