# Automated Warehouse Racking Inspection: How Inspection Changes When Machines Take Over the Aisles

- Source: Robotics & Automation News
- Published: 2026-10-21T16:21:56.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/pe33psz16rloo7hzi6zlzegyu
- Original: https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2026/10/21/automated-pallet-racking-inspection-what-changes-when-machines-run-the-aisles/106158/

## Summary

Inspection of automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), high-bay racking, shuttle and mobile racking has become more difficult. Failure modes have shifted from forklift impacts to rail misalignment, wear on shuttle and stacker crane rails, and fatigue at points of repeated loading. Continuous monitoring, machine vision and drone imagery can provide early warning, but they cannot replace a SEMA-approved qualified inspector (SARI) making structural safety judgments under the green/amber/red three-level risk system.