In response to the lack of research on inspection robots in the design and construction of automated container terminal hazardous cargo yards,this paper investigates the inspection requirements of hazardous cargo yards,summarizes the types and application cases of inspection robots,and proposes an application scheme for robots suitable for automatic inspection of hazardous cargo yards.The scheme adopts a three-layer architecture of the collection layer,transmission layer and platform layer,it uses artificial intelligence,visual recognition,5G,BD positioning and other technologies to achieve automatic inspection of hazardous cargo yards by robots.The application of this technology can reduce the frequency of personnel entering and leaving the hazardous cargo operation area,decrease the on-site workload of hazardous goods storage yards,improve the safety control level and inspection quality of hazardous cargo,and promote the development of intelligent technologies of automated container terminals.