Machines & Inventions

How do lifts know which floor to stop at?

Because buttons and sensors are constantly telling a hidden control system what to do. A lift's controller keeps track of every call, its current floor, and door safety all at once. It carefully starts, slows, and stops the motor right at your chosen floor.

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