Breakthrough people and material flow technology

Modular elevators:

In London, KONE has co-innovated a concept where elements of elevators are pre-fabricated off-site, cutting installation down to hours rather than weeks. In Shanghai, city planners have retrofitted four-story residential buildings mostly inhabited by aging tenants with connected, digital-ready elevators.

Delivery robots:

KONE carried out a pilot project on a mixed-use building in Helsinki, with living accommodation above a shopping center. Residents placed their grocery orders via an app, then a delivery robot would automatically take the right elevator and bring the goods to them.

Wayfinding:

The BlindSquare wayfinding app, which connects to residential building elevators, uses GPS to help blind and partially sighted people move around the city and explore their interests.