Tool Storage and Retrieval
Automated Tool Storage and Retrieval System
The Automated Tool Storage and Retrieval System (ATSR) is a 50-kilogram storage assembly consisting of modular aluminum racks and stainless tool holders designed to manage 500 standardized tool slots for L1-MFG operations. Consuming 10 watts of power, the unit relies on RFID tagging and L1-DVT indexing to coordinate automated tool transfers with L1-ROB robotic systems. Designed for a 25-year service lifetime and a 200,000-hour mean time between failures, the hardware maintains long-life structural support and robotic accessibility under continuous lunar manufacturing demands.
Automated tool storage and retrieval system (ATSR) with robotic access providing efficient tool management for L1-MFG operations.
Purpose
Automated tool storage and retrieval system (ATSR) with robotic access providing efficient tool management for L1-MFG operations.
Context
Child of L2-MFG-TOOL within the Lunar Ark system
Principles
- ▸Modular tool racks with RFID tagging
- ▸Robotic retrieval via L1-ROB
- ▸Per-tool location indexed in L1-DVT
- ▸Standardised tool-holder format
- ▸Inventory linked to procurement (L3-MFG-PROC)
Typical implementations
- ▸Industrial automated tool storage (terrestrial)
- ▸Aerospace tool management
- ▸Warehouse automation
Lunar considerations
- ▸RFID + L1-DVT inventory
- ▸Robotic accessibility
- ▸Long-life storage racks
Specifications
Functional
| primary function | Automated tool storage and retrieval system (ATSR) with robotic access providing efficient tool management for L1-MFG operations. |
| tool slots | 500 |
Physical
| mass kg | 50 |
| materials | Aluminum racks, RFID tags, Stainless tool holders |
| vacuum compatibility | True |
Operational
| power consumption w | 10 |
| thermal range c | -40, 70 |
| lifetime years | 25 |
| mtbf hours | 200000 |
Interfaces
Provides
- Tool delivery via robotic transfer
- Tool inventory database
Requires
- Robotic retrieval
Cite this entry
Lunar Ark Codex. "Tool Storage and Retrieval" (L3-MFG-TOOL-STOR). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://lunarark.com/entry/L3-MFG-TOOL-STOR
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