Hyundai Motor Donates 'Xbryk Shoulder' Wearable Robots to National Heritage Care Sites

Reducing Safety Risks for Heritage Care Workers

Hyundai Motor Company announced on September 9 that it has donated 10 units of its industrial wearable robot 'Xbryk Shoulder' to the Cultural Heritage Administration to support the national heritage care project.

On the 8th, at the Haenggung-dong Administrative Welfare Center and the historic Hwaryeongjeon in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, during the 'X-Ble Shoulder' donation ceremony, Hyuncheol Jeon, Head of Business Development & Sustainability at Hyundai Motor (left), and Gilbae Lee, Director of Heritage Policy Bureau at the Cultural Heritage Administration, are posing for a commemorative photo. Hyundai Motor

On the 8th, Hyundai Motor Company held a donation ceremony for 'Xbryk Shoulder' at the Haenggung-dong Administrative Welfare Center and the historic Hwaryeongjeon in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, with attendees including Lee Gilbae, Director of Heritage Policy at the Cultural Heritage Administration, and Jeon Hyuncheol, Head of Business Development and Sustainability at Hyundai Motor Company, among others.

The national heritage care project is an initiative by the Cultural Heritage Administration to regularly inspect national heritage sites through regional heritage care centers and workers, carrying out immediate repairs to maintain good condition if minor damage is discovered. As a result, care workers have experienced musculoskeletal strain and safety risks due to repetitive arm-raising tasks.

A worker involved in the national heritage care project is wearing an Xbryk Shoulder while working. Hyundai Motor Company

The 'Xbryk Shoulder,' developed by the Hyundai Motor·Kia Robotics Lab, is a non-powered wearable robot designed to assist shoulder muscles. It can reduce the burden on the shoulder joints by up to 60%, is continuously operable without a battery, and, thanks to the use of automotive materials, is both highly durable and lightweight at about 1.9kg, making it expected to help relieve shoulder fatigue and improve safety.

Hyundai Motor Company plans to continue developing the product by providing ongoing training to users and conducting assessments of effectiveness and user satisfaction even after the donation. A Hyundai Motor Company official stated, "We will continue to support efforts to completely pass down valuable cultural heritage to future generations."

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