Moxibustion therapy is a unique health resource in China

which is advantageous by its irreplaceable effectiveness in treatment

disease prevention and healthcare. But

moxibustion therapy used in primary care institutions in China is far from the due role of this therapy played in medical practice. The authors believe that the heat-sensitive moxibustion(HSM) robot should be developed by integrating the manipulation of moxibustion therapy with modern artifical intelligence technology so that moxibustion therapy can be operated precisely and easily

deqi of moxibustion be effectively stimulated and the cost of its manual manipulation be reduced. Eventually

the technology of moxibustion therapy can be popularized in the primary care institutions to serve the health of the people. This paper introduces the creation of HSM technology

the research and development(R&D) of HSM robot

and its advantages

as well as the application prospects. It is anticipated that the R&D of HSM robot may speed up the development of moxibustion therapy worldwide.