The invention relates to an inspection system adapted for determining a state and/or content of a wafer or reticle container or at least a part of a wafer or reticle container, comprising a detection device or a multitude of detection devices (102, 104, 152, 154, 156, 158, 160, 164) adapted to receive detection data from a surface and/or interior of the wafer or reticle container or the part of a wafer or reticle container indicative of the state and/or content of the wafer or reticle container or the part of a wafer or reticle container.