An automated storage and retrieval system comprising an automated storage and retrieval grid, a delivery system and a second location, wherein the automated storage and retrieval grid comprises: - a container handling vehicle rail system for guiding a plurality of container handling vehicles (200,300), the container handling vehicle rail system comprising a first set of parallel rails arranged in a horizontal plane and extending in a first direction, and a second set of parallel rails arranged in the horizontal plane and extending in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, which first and second sets of rails (110,111) form a grid pattern in the horizontal plane comprising a plurality of adjacent container handling vehicle grid cells, each container handling vehicle grid cell comprising a container handling vehicle grid opening defined by a pair of neighboring rails (110a,110b) of the first set of rails and a pair of neighboring rails (111a,111b) of the second set of rails, - a plurality of container handling vehicles (200,300) operable on the container handling vehicle rail system, the container handling vehicles (200,300) being operable to retrieve a storage container from a stack of storage containers beneath the container handling rail system; and - a delivery column (119,120) adapted for transport of a storage container between a container handling vehicle (200,300) and a delivery port situated at a lower end of the delivery column (119,120); and wherein the delivery system comprises: - a delivery rail system, the delivery rail system comprising a first set of parallel rails arranged in a horizontal plane and extending in a first direction, and a second set of parallel rails arranged in the horizontal plane and extending in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction; and - remotely operated delivery vehicles configured to travel on the delivery rail system, the remotely operated delivery vehicles comprising a container carrier adapted to support the storage container; wherein the delivery port is arranged at a level above the delivery rail system allowing the delivery vehicles to be positioned directly below the delivery port and wherein the delivery vehicles being further adapted to transport the storage container between a first location represented by the delivery port and the second location, characterised in that the second location comprises a robotic operator (160'; 160") for handling of product items in the storage container; wherein the robotic operator (160'; 160'') is able to reach multiple positions within the delivery system and is configured to move in order to access storage containers transported on the remotely operated delivery vehicles at different locations within the delivery system. - a container handling vehicle rail system for guiding a plurality of container handling vehicles (200,300), the container handling vehicle rail system comprising a first set of parallel rails arranged in a horizontal plane and extending in a first direction, and a second set of parallel rails arranged in the horizontal plane and extending in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, which first and second sets of rails (110,111) form a grid pattern in the horizontal plane comprising a plurality of adjacent container handling vehicle grid cells, each container handling vehicle grid cell comprising a container handling vehicle grid opening defined by a pair of neighboring rails (110a,110b) of the first set of rails and a pair of neighboring rails (111a,111b) of the second set of rails, - a plurality of container handling vehicles (200,300) operable on the container handling vehicle rail system, the container handling vehicles (200,300) being operable to retrieve a storage container from a stack of storage containers beneath the container handling rail system; and - a delivery column (119,120) adapted for transport of a storage container between a container handling vehicle (200,300) and a delivery port situated at a lower end of the delivery column (119,120); - a delivery rail system, the delivery rail system comprising a first set of parallel rails arranged in a horizontal plane and extending in a first direction, and a second set of parallel rails arranged in the horizontal plane and extending in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction; and - remotely operated delivery vehicles configured to travel on the delivery rail system, the remotely operated delivery vehicles comprising a container carrier adapted to support the storage container; wherein the delivery port is arranged at a level above the delivery rail system allowing the delivery vehicles to be positioned directly below the delivery port and wherein the delivery vehicles being further adapted to transport the storage container between a first location represented by the delivery port and the second location, characterised in that the second location comprises a robotic operator (160'; 160") for handling of product items in the storage container; wherein the robotic operator (160'; 160'') is able to reach multiple positions within the delivery system and is configured to move in order to access storage containers transported on the remotely operated delivery vehicles at different locations within the delivery system.