An article storage and retrieval apparatus includes a main frame; an accommodating assembly, having an article storage state and a folded state, the accommodating assembly including a closed frame rotatably arranged on the main frame and an openable door, and the closed frame being configured to enclose an article storing space between the accommodating assembly and the main frame in the article storing state; a first locking assembly, configured to realize locking between the closed frame and the main frame and allow opening of the article storage and retrieval apparatus after unlocking; and a second locking assembly, configured to realize locking between the closed frame and the openable door and allow the accommodating assembly to switch from the folded state to the article storage state after unlocking.