The Hercules Stairclimbing machines are made out of a lightweight aluminium modular construction, however, all the moving parts are steel. All the parts on the Hercules are easily replaceable by the operator in the field.

The inventor of the Hercules Stairclimber had over 25 years of experience repairing typewriters, coin machines and copiers. He designed the Hercules with an open architecture for easy maintenance. The complete stairclimbing mechanism can be removed for easy service in minutes.