---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-004450"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RBOT"
cik: "0001812173"
company_name: "Vicarious Surgical Inc."
filed_at: "2023-01-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T11:56:51.710045+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vicarious Surgical appoints Victoria Carr-Brendel to board; Phil Liang resigns

## Summary
- Victoria Carr-Brendel, Ph.D., appointed to board effective Jan 23, 2023; deemed independent under NYSE rules.
- Carr-Brendel is Group VP of Cochlear Implants at Sonova Group and President of Advanced Bionics.
- She previously served as CEO of JenaValve and held roles at Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX).
- Philip Liang resigned from board effective Jan 23, 2023; not due to any disagreement with the company.
- Standard nonemployee director compensation and indemnification agreement apply to Carr-Brendel.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-004450
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RBOT
- cik: 0001812173
- company_name: Vicarious Surgical Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-01-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1812173/000121390023004450/0001213900-23-004450-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1812173/000121390023004450/ea172024-8k_vicarious.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-004450
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-004450.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-004450.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Philip Liang resigned as Director at Vicarious Surgical Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Philip Liang, a member of the Board, notified the Company that he is resigning from the Board, effective as of January 23, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1812173/000121390023004450/0001213900-23-004450-index.htm
- Executive change
  Victoria Carr-Brendel was appointed as Director at Vicarious Surgical Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Victoria Carr-Brendel, Ph.D. to the Board, effective as of January 23, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1812173/000121390023004450/0001213900-23-004450-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.