Automated storage and retrieval system
![The inside of an ASRS at the Defense Visual Information Center, used for the storage of media items such as film canisters.](/Images/godic/202412/22/Automated_Storage_and_Retrieval_System_-_Defense_Visual_Information_Center_·_DD-ST-96-002532753.JPEG")
![Automated 4 aisle miniload warehouse with single mast stacker cranes.](/Images/godic/202412/22/Miniload_ASRS2753.jpg")
![ASRS with input on ground level](/Images/godic/202412/22/Regalbediengerät.automatisch.kurvengängig.zweimastig.Teleskopgabel.Euro2754.jpg")
![ASRS are also used in libraries allowing for greater safety when consulting and retrieving books.](/Images/godic/202412/22/Robot_book_fetcher_at_University_of_Utah2754.jpg")
An automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS or AS/RS) consists of a variety of computer-controlled systems for automatically placing and retrieving loads from defined storage locations. Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) are typically used in applications where: