| Inada claim that the ROBOSTIC is the most | | | | comes with optical acupressure point sensors. |
| advanced massage chair ever made and you have | | | | It works by scanning your back before the |
| to take anything Inada produces seriously. | | | | start of a massage and then compares your |
| Well, the ROBOSTIC is definitely one the most | | | | profile to 100 stored profiles. The chair |
| expensive you can buy but can it really be | | | | will then match your profile to the |
| said that it's the best robotic massage chair | | | | 'best-fit' stored profile to provide you with |
| ever made? | | | | a totally customized massage. |
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| No other massage chair manufacturer in the | | | | But these features have already been |
| world has the legacy, technical expertise or | | | | incorporated into other Inada chairs. What |
| dominant position of Inada. It is the number | | | | makes this model different is the Joystick |
| one player in the world's most competitive | | | | Manual Control System. This allows you to |
| market place of Japan. Every single major | | | | customize your massage like never before. |
| technical advance of massage chairs can be | | | | Using the joystick you can knead up or down |
| traced to its research and development | | | | your back simply by pulling the stick up or |
| laboratories in Osaka. The list of it | | | | down; strengthen or soften the massage by |
| industry 'firsts' says it all. | | | | pushing or pulling; control the kneading |
| | | | speed by pushing the stick to either side; |
| 1971 - First Kneading Mechanism. First | | | | and fully control the tapping speed of the |
| Rhythmic Movement Function | | | | massage. |
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| 1974 - First human touch function of squeeze | | | | All of your actions can be recorded in the |
| and press | | | | memory function, so that your custom settings |
| | | | can be recalled with the push of a button. |
| 1979 - First adjustable recline system and | | | | The program can be altered at any time to |
| spinal roller | | | | suit your current physical needs. The |
| | | | joystick is housed inside the armrest when |
| 1996 - First with four rollers that move in | | | | not in use so it never gets in the way. |
| alignment with the body | | | | |
| | | | No other chair on the market allows this |
| 1998 - First to incorporate airbags | | | | degree of customization to an individual's |
| | | | massage routine. |
| 1999 - First to use infrared technology for | | | | |
| pressure point detection | | | | So, is the Inada ROBSTIC the best robotic |
| | | | massage chair? Well, in terms of technical |
| 2003 - First massage chair that detects body | | | | features it is but that doesn't mean to say |
| shape and automatically adjusts itself to fit | | | | it will give what everyone considers to be |
| | | | the best massage. |
| 2004 - First massage chair that synchronizes | | | | |
| music with massage | | | | It's also costs an awful lot of money, |
| | | | retailing for around $6,800. Very few could |
| The D.6 ROBOSTIC chair was designed buy the | | | | actually afford or justify spending this |
| renowned Chiaki Murata - who also designed | | | | much, and are the 3-D rollers and the |
| the console for the X-Box 360 - and it shows. | | | | joystick really worth it? Personally I'm not |
| The chair is large and full of gadgets but it | | | | sure if I would ever be prepared to spend |
| manages to combine all the elements together | | | | that much to customize my massage. If I had |
| into a harmonious and attractive unit. | | | | that kind of money to spend I'd rather buy |
| | | | the OSIM iSymphonic and the music therapy |
| The chair also comes with every technical | | | | system that comes with it - a great massage |
| innovation possible today. It has a 3-D | | | | that is synchronized to the music you play, |
| roller system; most come with 4-way rollers, | | | | and all for around $3,500. |
| which mean they move up and down and sideways | | | | |
| on the back but 3-D rollers also push in and | | | | Follow the links for the Inada massage chair |
| out giving you either a deeper or gentler | | | | or another robotic massage chair like the |
| massage. Like all Inada massage chairs it | | | | OSIM shiatsu massage chair. |