Physical AI in MedTech: Why the Hard Questions Matter more than the Hype
The term Physical AI is appearing in strategy decks and conference agendas with increasing frequency. The basic idea is straightforward: rather than AI that interprets data on a screen, this is AI embedded in devices, robots and sensors that perceive and act in the real world.
In medtech, that means surgical robots that can handle tissue more precisely, wearables that don’t just measure but respond, and imaging systems that don’t just flag anomalies but guide what happens next.