The WIK workshop brought together different perspectives on regulatory challenges and possible solutions in order to contribute to the current discussion. Participants included experts from industry associations and representatives of the Federal Network Agency. After the Federal Network Agency provided insights on its future role in AI supervision, the market experts outlined the implications of the AI Regulation for companies based on their respective backgrounds and highlighted the topics they considered most relevant. During the discussion, it was emphasised that meeting the complex regulatory requirements represents a key challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises. Therefore, appropriate instruments for promoting innovation need to be developed. The workshop participants emphasized the high relevance of industry-specific regulatory sandboxes for a targeted support of SMEs and as a regulatory testing ground, and provided ideas for concrete use cases. Overall, the workshop demonstrated the various perspectives of a wide range of stakeholders who are focuses on the common objective to developing Germany as a location for safe, effective and trustworthy AI in medical robotics.
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WIK workshop on the implementation of the AI act
Experts discuss challenges and potential approaches with a focus on medical robotics
October 09, 2025
AI technologies offer significant potential to develop future medical robotics. Market experts see the AI Regulation as an opportunity to develop safe applications and to reach the required acceptance in society, particularly in the medical field. However, medical devices are already subject to sectoral regulation by the Medical Device Regulation (MDR), which raises numerous questions regarding the interplay between the MDR and the AI Regulation.
