CentralNotice Automated storage and retrieval system From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2009) The inside of an ASRS at the Defense Visual Information Center , used for the storage of media items such as film canisters. Automated 4 aisle miniload warehouse with single mast stacker cranes. 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. [ 1 ] Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) are typically used in applications where: there is a very high volume of loads being moved into and o...