Kako bi se osiguralo racionalnije, plansko održavanje prometne infrastrukture uz smanjenje troškova te u konačnici minimalizirao rizik od katastrofalnih posljedica, nužan je razvoj inovativnih rješenja u području održavanja građevina prometne infrastrukture. Kroz projekt ASAP razvija se sustav za autonomni pregled građevina, koji se zasniva na naprednim mjernim metodama integriranim na robota penjača i bespilotnu letjelicu. Cilj ovog rada je dati osvrt i upozoriti na nedostatke konvencionalnog načina ispitivanja materijala i konstrukcija za potrebu ocjene stanja, koji su bili osnovna motivacija okupljanja multidisciplinarnog tima kroz projekt ASAP. U radu su također prikazane mogućnosti i izazovi razvoja autonomnog sustava za pregled građevina, a sve u svrhu povećanja pouzdanosti i efikasnosti sustavnog pregleda građevina. ; Development of innovative solutions for the maintenance of transport infrastructure facilities is needed in order to ensure a more rational, planned and lower-cost maintenance of transport infrastructure, and to ultimately minimise the risk of catastrophic consequences. A system for an autonomous inspection of structures, based on advanced measuring methods integrated on a wall-climbing robot and an unmanned aerial vehicle, is currently developed in the scope of the ASAP project. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview and draw attention to disadvantages of conventional methods for testing materials and structures in order to assess their condition. This objective was the main motivation for forming a multidisciplinary team through the ASAP project. Possibilities and challenges in the development of an autonomous structural-assessment system are also presented in the paper, with the purpose of increasing the reliability and efficiency of systemic assessment of structures.