Bodyfriend Launches Medical Massage Chair That Combines Massage and Exercise

Experience Exercise and Stretching Together
Launch of Full-Body Twist Healthcare Robot 'EDEN ROVO'

Bodyfriend has introduced a massage chair that allows users to experience exercise and stretching simultaneously.

Bodyfriend announced on the 5th the official launch of the full-body twist healthcare robot ‘EDEN ROVO,’ which won the CES 2025 Innovation Award. ‘EDEN ROVO’ is a new product that applies robotics technology enabling independent movement of both legs to ‘EDEN,’ a healthcare robot that provides massages both while sitting and lying down.

This product features a massage method that was previously unattainable. It offers a ‘twist massage’ that stretches and twists the entire body by alternately pulling the left arm with the right leg and the right arm with the left leg, targeting not only the shoulders and arms but also the sides and lower body muscles. Additionally, the combination of ‘Active Arm Technology,’ where the left and right arm massage units slide diagonally to stretch the shoulders and arms, and ‘Robo Walking Technology,’ which massages by moving both legs independently, enables free twisting motions of the arms and legs in all directions.

Director Kim Ji-young of Bodyfriend Medical Research Institute is presenting at the 'Eden Robo' launch conference. Provided by Bodyfriend

EDEN ROVO goes beyond passive massage by providing voice guidance, allowing active movements similar to Pilates or yoga. Representative exercises include rowing motions that stretch the arms while raising the upper body, cross-holding exercises that stimulate core muscles by lifting the upper body with knees bent, and abdominal core exercises effective for stimulating core muscles in the abdominal area. These are typical examples.

Bodyfriend explained that the massage programs of ‘EDEN ROVO’ are designed to improve body flexibility through the fusion of exercise and stretching massage, helping to relieve muscle tension caused by imbalanced posture in daily life.

Upgraded detailed functions from the existing ‘EDEN’ are also noteworthy. The automatic body shape detection function, which adjusts to the user’s physique upon sitting, has been enhanced to more accurately identify body parts. Body shape detection is performed once in a sitting position and again in a lying position to increase the accuracy of massage target points. The leg length can be extended up to 19 cm, accommodating a wide range of body types for both men and women. The anti-pinch safety sensors, totaling 21?the highest among healthcare robots?further enhance safety.

A Bodyfriend representative said, “Amid the recent trend of ‘healthy pleasure,’ EDEN ROVO is a product that our research team has devoted great effort to develop, implementing the essential mechanism of massage that joyfully moves the whole body beyond simple massage, while also enabling health management.” They added, “We hope customers enjoy the original pleasure of massage by experiencing the full-body twist massage of ‘EDEN ROVO,’ which overturns the conventional notions of existing massage chairs.”

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