A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE, AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF DRIVING A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE FOR HANDLING A GOODS HOLDER OF AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

The invention relates to a remotely operated vehicle (50) operating on a two-dimensional rail system (108) of an automated storage and retrieval system (1). The vehicle (50) comprises a vehicle body (10) and a first set of wheels (12) enabling movement in a first horizontal direction of the rail system (108) and a second set of wheels (14) enabling movement in a second horizontal direction of the rail system (108), perpendicular to the first direction. The vehicle body (10) comprises a motor section (16) that houses at least one drive motor and a cavity section (20) for storing a goods holder (106). The vehicle (50) has a center of gravity (COG) located in the cavity section (20) wherein the first set of wheels (12) comprises a pair of driven wheels (12D) and a pair of passive wheels (12P). The pair of passive wheels (12P) is provided in the cavity section (20) to transfer a share of a load from the remotely operated vehicle (50) to the rail system when moving in the first horizontal direction, the pair of passive wheels (12P) is arranged on an opposite side of the center of gravity (COG) to the pair of driven wheels (12D) of the first set of wheels.