Aescape has developed a robot massage experience uses AI and 3D imaging to create a personalized experience. If you’re chronically online or often traveling like me, you may have seen one of the robots that are now staffing airports and restaurants, carrying your suitcases, and delivering your food. With the surge in AI , from Google’s AI overview to Chat GPT, artificial intelligence is the new frontier, and who knows where it might lead to next. For me, it led me to an Aescape AI robot massage at the glam Lotte New York Palace in Midtown East—yes, the very same property that served as a backdrop for some particularly iconic Gossip Girl moments. I’m no stranger to massages, and personally adore the experience of sinking into a calming, almost meditative state while a professional therapist works their magic and turns my body from a human stress ball into a melted pile of putty. So, when I was given the chance to try out a personalized, fully automatic treatment by a massage robot, I had to take it, if only to see if it could live up to the experience of the one-on-one human contact of a professional.
While the brand has been shocked and excited to find that interested massage-goers have flown across the world just to try out the Aescape experience, I only had to head uptown, where I was led through a comfortable lounge and to my individual massage room. At first sight, the machine was daunting, with huge futuristic arms that ended in hoof-like hands. Here, you actually put clothes on rather than take them off, and are provided with a special activewear set that covers you from wrist to ankle, and makes it easier for the robot arms to glide over your body without any oil.
“We really want this to fit into your life in any way that makes sense with you,” says Eric Litman, founder and CEO of Aescape, the brand that created this AI robot massage experience. “With the special clothing, no oil or lubricant is involved so you’re not showering after the treatment […]
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