Automated storage system and a method thereof technological field

An automated storage system comprising:

• a storage unit having an opening on at least one end of the storage unit, wherein the storage unit comprises:
• a pair of racks, each rack having a plurality of shelves, wherein each of the plurality of shelves are configured to store one or more objects;
• and
• a pair of tracks coupled, directly or indirectly, to the pair of racks;
• a plurality of sensors, each sensor installed in proximity to or within each of the plurality of shelves, wherein each sensor is configured to determine a status of a respective shelf of the plurality of shelves;
• at least one movable shelf configured to be positioned within the opening of the storage unit and comprising a plurality of trays configured to store the one or more objects;
• at least one robotic unit movably coupled to the pair of tracks and comprising at least one inverted robotic arm;
• and
• at least one processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• control the at least one inverted robotic arm to place the one or more objects from the at least one movable shelf to a corresponding shelf of the plurality of shelves, based at least on the status of each shelf of the plurality of shelves.