Explore the mechanics of elevators, including the cables, locks, and innovative systems that elevate our daily experiences.

Otis elevators are in the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world’s tallest building at 2,722 ft. Image © Emaar properties. But it was Otis' elevator that would allow for ...

Staff Writer Riding in an elevator used to be dangerous business — until Elisha Otis, of Otis Elevator Company fame, invented a device that could prevent a passenger elevator from falling if its rope ...