API Ecosystem in Smart Buildings with KONE

Emerging technologies evolve ways in which people and materials flow in increasingly smarter buildings and connected surroundings. Building automation and connecting to the environment allows the creating of new experiences and services for occupants and property users while increasing building sustainability, safety and efficiency. Buildings form one of the largest capital expenses that people and companies must manage, and we spend most of our lives inside buildings.

We at KONE are looking for top-notch solutions that improve buildings, such as efficient logistic nodes and new digital services that change the way buildings are used for better.

Theme Description

New services and solutions, including robots taking care of in-house logistics and serving as receptionists, and mobile apps guiding our way in complex building environments, are making buildings smarter.

We want to find and pilot smart building solutions that change the way we interact with our increasingly smarter surroundings.

Opportunity Overview

Buildings are becoming more intelligent faster than ever as we are seeing new services and solutions including robots taking care of in-house logistics and serving as receptionists, and mobile apps guiding our way in complex building environments. We are familiar with some of the cutting-edge services but believe there are dozens of innovative solutions that you have built and we want to hear from. We are looking to unlock new unseen experiences, mechanisms and services in people flows, their security and safety.

A few already implemented examples are Amazon Alexa’s ability to order elevators remotely, Indoor.Ninja’s welcoming service and Savioke Relay*’s autonomous delivery robot.

Together, we want to help you in integrating your company’s solutions efficiently to KONE People Flow by utilizing KONE’s Cloud APIs and build new services for tenants and property management around the world. As food for thought, here is more information on the elevator and escalator data you can access utilizing KONE Cloud APIs.

Examples we're looking for

Remote Elevator Order

Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service, improves the People Flow experience through the ability to order elevators remotely, as well as control room settings accordingly.

Easy Welcoming Service

Indoor.Ninja provides a lobby welcoming service for building visitors. With the help of a tablet, visitors can contact their hosts. The hosts let their visitors in automatically sending an elevator.

Autonomous Delivery Robot

Savioke Relay operates an autonomous delivery robot inside the building using elevators to navigate. Thus, it delivers items securely, safely, and reliably, increasing productivity and delighting everyone he meets.

The KONE mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, KONE makes people's journeys safe, convenient, and reliable in taller, smarter buildings.

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