Status and perspectives of the COBRA double-beta decay experiment

The COBRA experiment is going to use a large amount of CdZnTe semiconductor detectors to perform a search for various double-beta-decay modes. The current status of the experiment is presented, as well as first results. Improved half-life limits for the ground-state transitions of ⁶⁴Zn and ¹²⁰Te for 0νβ ⁺/EC and 0νECEC have been obtained and the rate of the 4-fold forbidden ¹¹³Cd decays has been measured. A short outlook on future activities is also given.