South Korea

Hyundai Elevator, Kakao Mobility Join Forces on Elevator-Robot Integration Initiative

South Korea's Hyundai Elevator Co. announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kakao Mobility Corp. to develop standards for integrating elevators and robots, outlets including The Korea...

Hyundai/Kia Delivery Robot Interfaces With Elevators and Door-Control Systems

Hyundai and Kia Robotics Lab have unveiled the DAL-e Delivery robot, geared toward indoor food/beverage and parcel delivery and set to debut in the second quarter of this year at...

Hyundai Elevator States Goals for China and Beyond

At a celebration marking the 30th anniversary of Hyundai Elevator's Chinese subsidiary in Shanghai on August 10, the South Korean company stated its goals for China, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia,...

South Korea Escalator Mishap That Injured 14 Investigated

Authorities are investigating a June 8 incident at the Sunae Station on the Bundang Line of the South Korea subway in which an escalator reversed direction, injuring 14 passengers, three...

Bear Robotics Rolls Out Elevator Delivery Robot

Bear Robotics, a Silicon Valley-based innovator of indoor service robots, has announced a strategic investment to fund its Korea-based partner, M2MTech, which specializes in Internet of Things (IoT) convergence for...

interlift 2023 Expects More Joint Participation

AFAG Messen, organizer of interlift 2023 on October 17-20 in Augsburg, Germany, expects more joint participation than in 2019, as well as several countries that will be represented in new...

Hyundai Elevator Names Elevator Design Contest Winners

Hyundai Elevator, South Korea’s largest elevator manufacturer, recently announced the six winners of its elevator design contest. A total of 347 individuals and teams from six countries — South Korea,...

G Tower

TKE team installs 48 units in roughly 240 days. submitted by TK Elevator G Tower was developed by and hosts the headquarters of mobile gaming company Netmarble in Seoul, South...

Winners of 2021 Emporis Skyscraper Award Announced

Out of a pool of more than 600 eligible skyscrapers, Emporis, the Germany-based provider of building and construction data, has announced 10 honorees for its 22nd annual Emporis Skyscraper Award,...

Hyundai Elevator Launches “Smart Elevator Idea Contest”

Hyundai Elevator announced on August 23 that it will hold an elevator idea contest, “Think Outside The Box,” in Korea, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Türkiye. The competition, promoted by...