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MedicalBlood-vessel procedure robot

Liberty

by Microbot Medical

Liberty is a small, single-use robot that steers thin wires and tubes (catheters) through blood vessels in the body, controlled remotely by the doctor. It is used for procedures on vessels outside the heart and brain (peripheral endovascular procedures). MassDevice, 8 Sept 2025

5

Stage 5 of 5

Regulator-cleared or mass market

Which rule placed it
Evidence
Company-reported only
Human help
None reported
Last milestone
13 April 2026

01Can I get it?

Yes, in places

Where it works today
On sale across the US since April 2026; first hospital was Emory University Hospital in Atlanta (Nov 2025). MassDevice, 13 Apr 2026
Published price
No published price in our sources.
Human help
A doctor operates the robot by remote control.

03Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

  1. 5

    Regulator-cleared or mass marketThis robot

    A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.

    Placed by: The FDA cleared Liberty through the 510(k) route, based on a study in which the robot reached its target every time with no device-related harm (8 Sept 2025).

  2. 4

    Paying customers

    Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.

  3. 3

    Pilot

    Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.

  4. 2

    Pre-orders

    Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.

  5. 1

    Demo only

    Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. No count of hospitals or procedures found. Microbot raised about $92 million in a stock sale in October 2025 (MassDevice headline, not opened). The 510(k) number was not looked up because of a research tool limit.