Otis and Lenovo Launch Elevator Installation Robot

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 9, U.S. elevator manufacturer Otis and Lenovo Group unveiled a jointly developed automated drilling robot for elevator shafts during the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, and designated Tianjin 117 Tower in China as the first application project for the technology. The two parties integrated elevator installation processes, artificial intelligence, computing and industrial robotics technologies to advance automation of shaft drilling operations for super high-rise buildings, with a focus on reducing the time workers spend entering shafts to perform repetitive drilling tasks and improving the safety and efficiency of installation work.

The robot is designed for elevator installation procedures after concrete shafts have been formed, primarily undertaking drilling tasks required for guide rail fixation, landing door openings and landing door component installation. Otis provides elevator engineering design and installation process technology, while Lenovo participates in the development of intelligent computing and automation technologies for the robot. The two parties plan to continue equipment research and development and application assessments so that the robot can adapt to construction environments inside elevator shafts of super high-rise buildings.

Tianjin 117 Tower is currently one of the buildings with the highest structural height under construction in China. The project has 117 floors, and Otis is supplying 266 elevators and escalators for it. Among them, two SkyRise elevators have a travel height of 597.2 meters and have been certified by Guinness World Records as the highest elevators in a building. The planned height of the building's highest occupied floor is 584.1 meters, and the ultra-long shaft installation project provides a concrete application scenario for the drilling robot.

Luo Xiaoli, President of Otis Greater China, said that super high-rise elevator installation involves complex construction environments and a large amount of repetitive work, and robotics technology will be focused on reducing health and safety risks for workers operating inside shafts. By reducing manual drilling time and industrial dust exposure, automated equipment is expected to improve on-site construction conditions. Lenovo New Vision will work with Otis to advance technology development and on-site application assessments and explore further applications of robots in elevator installation procedures.

The Tianjin 117 project is a resumption and continuation project, and elevator installation is closely linked to subsequent floor construction. Otis had previously undertaken elevator equipment renovation and installation tasks for the project, and the jointly developed shaft drilling robot is a newly added construction technology cooperation.