Healthcare is entering a new structural phase. Intelligent machines are no longer confined to diagnostics or administration. They are becoming an operational layer within clinical systems. From surgeon-controlled robotics to automated logistics networks and microrobotic platforms operating inside living tissue, physical AI is reshaping how care is delivered, coordinated and executed.

This session explores how the machine layer is being designed into modern healthcare, where it creates measurable value, and how leaders are defining the boundary between augmentation and delegation in high-stakes medical environments.

• How is the machine layer being integrated into core clinical systems without compromising safety or trust?

• Where does intelligent automation deliver real operational advantage, and where does it introduce new systemic risk?

• What responsibilities must remain permanently human as physical AI becomes embedded in care delivery?