Elisha Otis invented the first passenger safety elevator - the patent for which can be seen here - 160 years ago Riding in an elevator used to be dangerous business - until Elisha Otis, of Otis ...

A new technology is being developed which promises to connect wheelchair users with elevators so they might get around modern buildings easier. The idea is the winning entry to Kone DX Experiments, a ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it has developed a device that passively controls rope sway when high-rise building elevator sway due to ...

Gwangju City is implementing a "carbon-neutral elevator" project aimed at reducing electricity costs and achieving greenhouse gas reduction. On July 25, Gwangju City signed a "business agreement for ...

Toronto Community Housing has launched a class-action suit against an elevator company for a faulty braking device, which if successful could result in a multi-million-dollar payout to the public ...

One month after a woman was trapped in an elevator on the Upper East Side for three days, the city is giving owners of private elevators a chance to get their devices up to code without getting into ...