Automated and Interactive Massage Therapy System and Method
AssigneeInteractive Massage Therapy, LLC
InventorsClayton Forsythe, Dillon Forsythe
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Abstract
A robotic system for massage therapy includes a selectively movable robotic arm having a contact surface and a sensor associated with the selectively movable robotic arm. The sensor detects an amount of tactile pressure exerted upon the contact surface. The robotic system can additionally include a computer system configured to activate the selectively movable robotic arm and execute a massage therapy protocol using the robotic arm and sensor.
Claims20
A robotic system for massage therapy, comprising:
- a selectively movable robotic arm having a contact surface;
- and
- a sensor associated with the selectively movable robotic arm, the sensor detecting an amount of tactile pressure exerted upon the contact surface.
A computer system for massage therapy, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- one or more computer-readable hardware storage devices, wherein the one or more computer-readable hardware storage devices comprise computer-executable instructions that when executed by at least one of the one or more processors cause the computer system to perform at least the following:
- receive a massage therapy protocol;
- receive image data from an imaging device in electrical communication with the computer system;
- based on the image data and the massage therapy protocol, identify a therapeutic location;
- and
- activate a selectively movable arm in electrical communication with the computer system to execute at least a portion of the massage therapy protocol, the selectively movable arm having a contact surface and being associated with a sensor for detecting an amount of tactile pressure exerted upon the contact surface.
A method for automated massage therapy, the method comprising:
- receiving a massage therapy protocol;
- activating a selectively movable arm, the selectively movable arm having a contact surface and being associated with a sensor for detecting an amount of tactile pressure exerted upon the contact surface;
- and
- executing the massage therapy protocol with the activated, selectively movable arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.