Microbot Medical and Emory University to Evaluate the Future Autonomous Capabilities of the LIBERTY® Endovascular Robotic Surgical System
BRAINTREE, Mass., Aug. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Microbot Medical Inc. (Nasdaq:MBOT) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Emory University, which will allow the parties to evaluate and explore the potential for a future collaboration in connection with autonomous robotics in endovascular procedures. Under the terms of the agreement, Emory University will assume the responsibility of exploring the feasibility of integrating the LIBERTY® Endovascular Robotic Surgical System with an imaging system to create an autonomous robotic system for endovascular procedures. Amir Pourmorteza, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Emory University Winship Cancer Institute, and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, will lead the evaluation under Project Trita.