Automated storage and retrieval system

An automated storage and retrieval system configured to store a plurality of storage containers, comprising:

• a storage grid for storing storage containers, comprising a plurality of horizontal container supporting frameworks distributed vertically with vertical offsets (ΔdV), wherein the plurality of horizontal container supporting frameworks comprises:
• a first container supporting framework and
• at least one second container supporting framework arranged beneath and parallel to the first container supporting framework,
• wherein each of the first and the at least one second container supporting frameworks comprises a plurality of container supports arranged in parallel along a first direction,
• wherein each container support of the plurality of container supports displays at least one hole with an opening size being at least a maximum horizontal cross section of the storage containers to be stored,
• wherein at least one hole of the first container supporting framework is aligned vertically with at least one hole of the at least one second container supporting framework,
• wherein at least two of the plurality of container sup orts of the at least one second container supporting framework are displaceable container supports of a plurality of displaceable container supports, wherein the displaceable container supports are each displaceable along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction,
• wherein the storage grid further comprises a rail system arranged above the first container supporting framework at a first vertical offset being at least a maximum height of the storage containers to be stored, wherein the rail system comprises a first set of parallel rails arranged in a horizontal rail system plane and extending in the first direction and a second set of parallel rails arranged in the horizontal plane and extending in the second direction, the first and second sets of rails forming a grid pattern in the horizontal plane comprising a plurality of adjacent grid cells, wherein each of the grid cells comprises a grid opening defined by a pair of adjacent rails of the first set of rails and a pair of adjacent rails of the second set of rails:
• a plurality of storage containers supported on the plurality of horizontally arranged container supporting frameworks, wherein the plurality of storage containers are supported on the plurality of horizontally arranged container supporting frameworks such that each storage container is positioned directly below a grid opening of the rail system:
• a remotely operated vehicle configured to move laterally in the first direction and the second direction above the plurality of container supporting frameworks, wherein the remotely operated vehicle comprises a lifting device configured to grab and lift a storage container and
• a control system configured to monitor and control wirelessly movements of the remotely operated vehicle, wherein the remotely operated vehicle is configured to move laterally in the first direction and the second direction on the rail system and to lift the storage container through the grid opening by use of the lifting device.