There's a unique collection of elevator artifacts in southwest Virginia, and you've probably never heard of it. Andrew Reams has been collecting elevator button panels for decades and now stores them ...

Before the pandemic, there were many reasons to be anxious about taking an elevator — from being crammed in a small space with strangers, to getting stuck between floors. Now, as coronavirus cases ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s not fun to be anywhere with strangers. But by far the worst situation is the elevator. You’re trapped in a small box, and you have to touch shared buttons to get to ...

People are finding all kinds of ingenious ways to avoid touching things in public as the coronavirus continues to spread. Shops are asking people to order for pick-up, roving bots are delivering food, ...

TOKYO, Sept 14, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - - Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) and Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. announced that they developed a touchless operating panel establishing an elevator without ...

Touch-free buttons, foot pedals, holograms — New York City buildings scramble to make the ride up feel safer. By Michael Wilson Buttons that you can press by just pointing at them. Others that appear ...