The invention relates to a method and a system for depalleting tyres (2) using a robot, said tyres being stored on a carrier (1). According to the method, first the position and orientation of the outer tyres (2), and optionally of the carrier (1), are detected using a sensor system (5). Tyres which can be gripped by means of a gripping tool (4) are then identified and stored on a collision-free path. The path data and the next tyres to be gripped are determined by an evaluation unit (7), on the basis of a 3D model of the gripping tool (4) and the carrier (1), and the sensor data of the sensor system. The gripping tool (4) is then guided by a robot on the basis of the path data, in order to unload each tyre and store same in a fixed position.