SEATTLE, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new, double-deck glass elevator from Otis opened for its first rides to passengers Friday as part of a new experience at the iconic Space Needle. Visitors to ...

Farmington-based Otis Worldwide has built a new, floor-to-ceiling glass elevator for Seattle’s iconic Space Needle. The first of three custom Otis SkyRise sightseeing elevators debuted at the 605-foot ...

HARTFORD, Conn.HARTFORD, Conn. — Everything is big with New York’s Empire State Building, so upgrading the 20th century elevators running up and down its 102 floors without disrupting thousands of ...

A donkey, an ancient Greek mathematician and a band of medieval monks all played a part in the invention of the modern elevator. But the stunt that made the contraption famous -- and forever altered ...

The elevator, though ubiquitous, is an odd and somehow mysterious social staple. It offers not just easy vertical transport, but, whether we admit it or not, the idea of a broken-down elevator plays ...

Many technological advancements have changed the way we design in the past 150 years, but perhaps none has had a greater impact than the invention of the passenger elevator. Prior to Elisha Otis’ ...

Otis Worldwide Corporation OTIS has announced the extension of its service offerings in Kuala Lumpur. It is set to install seven Otis SkyRise and three Otis Arise elevators for the Chin Hin Group ...

The skyline of Manhattan—or of any other metropolis—would be completely different were it not for the Otis Elevator Co. Founder Elisha Graves Otis made the first safe and practical elevator in the ...

Elisha Otis first showed off his early elevators in 1853. Now, Otis president Philippe Delpech, inset top, and the company are working with Microsoft and its CEO, Satya Nadella, to connect more than 2 ...