A device for installing and removing lightbulbs comprises a removable gripping element including fingers configured for gripping a lightbulb, a telescopic cylinder coupled to the gripping element, wherein the telescopic cylinder is adjustable to different lengths, and a base housing, comprising: an electric motor located within the housing, a battery, a coupler for coupling the motor to the telescopic cylinder, the coupler comprising a tubular element, wherein the rotating shaft of the electric motor is inserted into an orifice in the first end, and wherein the second end is inserted into the proximal end of the telescopic cylinder, a cylindrical element that surrounds at least a portion of the tubular element, and at least one flange that connects the cylindrical element to the tubular element. The base housing also includes a switch on an exterior surface, the switch for activating power to the electric motor, wherein upon activation of power to the electric motor, the electric motor rotates the shaft, resulting in rotation of the coupler, the telescopic cylinder and the gripping element, thereby rotating a lightbulb to which the gripping element is attached.