'AI and robotics will define new health'

Siemens Healthineers has committed ₹1,300 crore to establish a new campus in Bengaluru, combining its existing development centre and manufacturing operations.

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The development centre currently has a workforce of nearly 3,500 employees. "We take pride in employing over 1,000 women in technology roles in India, making up almost 30% of our engineering team. Our goal for the current fiscal year is to add 700-900 new roles," said Peter Schardt, chief technology officer, Siemens Healthineers. In this interview, he speaks to Sudhir Chowdhary on how some of their healthcare innovations being developed out of India are shaping the future of medical technology. Excerpts:

How is Siemens Healthineers utilising AI & robotics?

We aim to make a real difference in addressing a significant global problem: the demand for provisional healthcare is increasing every day while healthcare professionals are becoming increasingly overwhelmed. AI and robotics are the key technologies to drive the level of automation, ultimately improving productivity.

In the future, a patient could go for a lung cancer screening using an automated machine or a nurse could simply transport the patient from the ward to the scanner, start the procedure, and bring them back. This is the level of AI we are envisioning.

Robots truly become robots when they become smart, can reason, and can make decisions.