Technabob » elevator http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:31:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Giant Elevator Carries Up to 80 People: Talk About Raising the Bar http://technabob.com/blog/2010/05/21/giant-elevator-carries-80-people/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/05/21/giant-elevator-carries-80-people/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 12:18:55 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=33394 The new building where Hankyu Department Store is in also has several floors of offices, and is situated right on top of one of the largest train terminals in Japan, which means a ton of people will pass through or go to that building everyday. That’s why the building was installed with 24 elevators,  each capable of carrying up to 80 people at one time. Eighty people! According to my calculations, that’s about 4 sumo wrestlers!

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The elevators were made by Mitsubishi, and each one is about 12 feet wide, 9 feet long and 8.5 feet high. Now imagine every cubic inch of that space filled with sweaty businessmen, shoppers and screaming children. Almost makes you want to take the stairs doesn’t it?

[via Gizmag via Gizmodo]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/05/21/giant-elevator-carries-80-people/feed/ 3 Elevator Art in Antwerp: Through the Roof http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/09/elevator-art-in-antwerp-through-the-roof/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/09/elevator-art-in-antwerp-through-the-roof/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:19:41 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=17962 Elevators have become a common fixture in urban environments. People don’t really acknowledge them anymore; we just pass through them to get somewhere else. Kind of like the Midwest. I’m kidding. But anyone who goes to advertising company Dubois meets Frogger‘s Antwerp office will definitely take note of the building’s warehouse elevator.

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The elevator art was designed by Darrin Umboh, who is a member of the Dutch artist agency Shop Around.

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The people who work in the building probably get the urge to ride the elevator up and down just to get a better look at the art.

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Check out Shop Around’s website for more pics plus a video of the elevator.

[via Josh Spear]

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Welcome Robot 1.5 is red and yellow as an homage to Ironman. When you turn him on, the LED lights come on to let you know he’s in sensing mode. Input to his sensors from people passing by triggers the waving.  Check out this video to see WR 1.5 in action.

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Sure, he kind of welcomes people with a Nazi-like salute, but let’s recall the robot was made in just one day. It would take me like a year to make anything even approaching this. Besides, Armanda says that now that the whole one day thing is over, she plans to fix that wave right up, plus add an elevator sensor and sound. Until then, check out more of her robotic LED mashup art projects here.

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