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accession: "0001213900-25-091651"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RBOT"
cik: "0001812173"
company_name: "Vicarious Surgical Inc."
filed_at: "2025-09-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T05:41:37.869927+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Vicarious Surgical appoints Joseph Doherty as Chairman of the Board

## Summary
- Doherty appointed Chairman effective Sept 25, 2025; he joined the Board in June 2025.
- Doherty serves on Compensation Committee and chairs Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
- Background includes President of Scapa Healthcare, Olympus Surgical Technologies America, and 24 years at Johnson & Johnson.
- Currently CEO of Worcester City Campus Corporation, a not-for-profit supporting the University of Massachusetts.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-091651
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RBOT
- cik: 0001812173
- company_name: Vicarious Surgical Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-09-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1812173/000121390025091651/0001213900-25-091651-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1812173/000121390025091651/ea0258779-8k_vicarious.htm

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