The Korea Heritage Service held a donation ceremony on Tuesday to receive 10 wearable robotic devices from Hyundai Motor, intended to improve safety and efficiency for workers at regional heritage-care centers across the country. The ceremony, held at the Haenggung-dong administrative welfare center and Hwaryeongjeon Shrine in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, marked the handover of X-ble Shoulder devices — unpowered, wearable exoskeletons developed by the Hyundai Motor and Kia robotics lab to support shoulder muscles during repetitive overhead tasks. The devices will go to four regional heritage-care centers, in Gyeonggi Province, northern North Gyeongsang Province, western Jeonnam-Gwanju Special Metropolitan City and North Chungcheong Province. The agency said the equipment is expected to ease musculoskeletal strain and reduce the risk of workplace accidents for staff who often raise their arms repeatedly while inspecting and maintaining heritage sites. The regional heritage-care program is a routine, preventive maintenance initiative funded by Korea's lottery fund. Field workers regularly m