The emergence and development of the warehouse after the second world war is the result of the development of production and technology. Early 50 s, the United States in the use of bridge type stacker crane warehouse; 50 s and early '60 s in the roadway type stacker crane driver operation of warehouse; In 1963 the United States took the lead in the elevated warehouse adopts computer control technology, established the first computer control of stereoscopic warehouse. Since then, automatic solid warehouse in the United States and Europe to get rapid development, and formed a specialized subject. 60 s, Japan began to build stereoscopic warehouse, and developing faster and faster, as in the world today one of the country with the most automated multi-layered storehouse.

For the development of stereoscopic warehouse and material handling equipment start is not late, developed in 1963 into the first bridge type stacker crane, in 1973 began to develop China's first controlled by computer automation stereoscopic warehouse (15 meters) high, of the library in 1980 put into operation. Until 2003, the number automatic stereoscopic warehouse has more than 200. Stereoscopic warehouse with very high space utilization, strong RuChuKu ability, using computer to control management and conducive to the characteristics of the implementation of modern management, has become a indispensable warehousing logistics and production management technology, more and more importance by enterprises.

Automated warehouse system (AS/RS) consists of three-dimensional shelf, rail roadway stacker, pallet conveyor system, size detection for ins and outs of barcode reading system, communication system, automatic control system, computer monitoring and control system, computer management systems, and other such AS wire and cable tray distribution cabinets, tray, adjust the platform and other auxiliary equipment, steel structure platform composed of complex automation system. Using the first-class integrated logistics idea, USES the advanced control, bus, communication and information technology, through the above equipment coordinated action directly.