Well, it's transport, isn't it?
Willy Wonka-style elevator uses magnets to move sideways
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...e-elevator-uses-magnets-to-move-sideways.html
and
ThyssenKrupp Develops Cable-Free Elevator Propelled by Magnets
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...cable-free-elevator-propelled-by-magnets.html
and
In Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Happy Vertical People Transporters do much the same job as ThyssenKrupp's MULTI, only they're sentient and can take you to the floor you want to go before you know you want to go there.
The drawback is that they're aware of their miserable condition, and spend most of the time moping in the basement, avoiding people.
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1324305/magnetic-lifts-set-horizontal-launch/
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Willy Wonka-style elevator uses magnets to move sideways
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...e-elevator-uses-magnets-to-move-sideways.html
and
ThyssenKrupp Develops Cable-Free Elevator Propelled by Magnets
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...cable-free-elevator-propelled-by-magnets.html
and
In Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Happy Vertical People Transporters do much the same job as ThyssenKrupp's MULTI, only they're sentient and can take you to the floor you want to go before you know you want to go there.
The drawback is that they're aware of their miserable condition, and spend most of the time moping in the basement, avoiding people.
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1324305/magnetic-lifts-set-horizontal-launch/
.