• AI-powered robot massages are now available at over 100 locations in the US. • The wellness industry is adopting AI, reflecting the wider shift toward replacing human roles. • I visited a high-tech spa in NYC and received an AI robot massage to see what it's really like.

I desperately want to love massages, but the concept of a stranger rubbing oil onto my body slightly makes me want to crawl out of my skin. So, when I came across an AI-powered robot massage at a high-tech spa in New York City, I was intrigued and skeptical.

The technology at Remedy Place Spa, created by Aescape, became commercially available in the US in early 2024. It's just one of the many "tech remedies" this social wellness club offers, alongside hyperbaric chambers and lymphatic compression.

Aescape now has

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