The CEO and founder, Eric Litman, was inspired to build Aescape after dealing with a literal pain in the neck. After a year of constant travel, he developed a bulging disc and struggled to find reliable, consistent bodywork to ease his discomfort. Language barriers, lack of availability, and differences in preferred technique made it difficult. So, Eric set out to create a solution that would make massage therapy more consistent and accessible. Cut to Aescape launch in 2024 and Aescape is now the No. 1 automated massage experience that delivers massage custom to your needs. The table uses advanced sensors to map, understand, and adapt to your body’s unique contours and areas of tension with the help of a well-fitted uniform. The system scans your body to precisely map your muscle structure and create a unique blueprint for a highly personalized massage. It captures 1.2 million data points. The touchpoints that come in contact with your body replicate the seven surfaces of the human hand, simulating the knuckle, thumb, cupped hand, blade of hand, palm, forearm, and elbow. Each touchpoint on the machine is heated to 95 degrees F to provide a soothing and natural feeling massage experience. Throughout the massage, you have full control of the pressure via a control screen. You can also change the display on the screen to meet your preferences (like music and pressure level), needs (areas massaged), and mood (switch up the screen interface to show a sleepy forest or calming ocean).