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 group of cruise ship passengers have claimed they were stuck in a malfunctioning elevator for more than an hour during a vacation. Adding insult to injury, the five guests say they were banned from ...

Elevator manufacturer Otis (NYSE:OTIS) in Q3 CY2025, with sales up 4% year on year to $3.69 billion. The company expects the ...

FARGO - At least one passenger elevator is working again in the historic Black Building downtown, according to the city inspections office. Earlier this month, city inspections officials gave DTL ...

CHICAGO (CBS)—It took nearly three hours to rescue six people stuck in an elevator in Chicago's fourth-tallest building early Friday. A broken hoist rope caused the express elevator to malfunction ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wayne Rash is a technology and science writer based in Washington. One kink in the return to work since the Covid-19 pandemic ...

BOSTON (CBS) - It is the state's responsibility to conduct safety inspections on all passenger elevators. But, an I-Team investigation found thousands of elevators in operation with expired inspection ...

Elevators were first created in 236 BC and have evolved over the years from hand-operated creations known as flying chairs to electronically powered stainless steel boxes. New York City alone contains ...