---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-037364"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RBOT"
cik: "0001812173"
company_name: "Vicarious Surgical Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T14:01:33.872156+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vicarious Surgical Q1 net loss $26.9M; cash burn guidance $55-65M for FY 2023

## Summary
- GAAP net loss of $26.9M ($0.21/share) vs prior-year net income of $42.5M ($0.35 basic EPS).
- Adjusted net loss $20.8M ($0.17/share), widened from $18.2M ($0.15) in Q1 2022.
- Operating expenses rose 23% to $22.3M; R&D spending increased to $13.4M.
- Cash and equivalents at $97.6M; expects FY 2023 cash burn of $55-65M.
- Achieved design lock of V1.0 surgical robot system; no revenue reported.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-037364
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RBOT
- cik: 0001812173
- company_name: Vicarious Surgical Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1812173/000121390023037364/0001213900-23-037364-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1812173/000121390023037364/ea178111-8k_vicarious.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Vicarious Surgical Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: net income $26.9 million, EPS $0.21. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Net income: $26.9 million
  - EPS: $0.21
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: GAAP net loss for the first quarter was $26.9 million, equating to a net loss per share of $0.21, as compared to a GAAP net income of $42.5 million, equating to a basic and diluted net income per share of $0.35 and $0.33 respectively for the same period of the prior year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1812173/000121390023037364/0001213900-23-037364-index.htm

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