CONSULTING AGREEMENT

Exhibit 6.8

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

This CONSULTING AGREEMENT is made between Virtuoso Surgical, Inc. ("Virtuoso") and Dr. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, III effective September 1, 2017.

WHEREAS, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is in the business of developing endoscopic surgical tools using technologies developed at ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ University, Vanderbilt University, and elsewhere, by ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and others; and

WHEREAS, Virtuoso desires to consult with ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ regarding the development of endoscopic surgical tools, or other surgical tools; and

WHEREAS, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is willing to provide engineering consultation services to Virtuoso on mutually agreeable terms;

THEREFORE, the parties agree:

1. ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will provide personal engineering consulting services to Virtuoso as may be mutually desirable;

2. The parties anticipate that ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ services will require approximately twenty percent of his working effort;

3. ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be paid at the NIH base rate of $187,000/year, multiplied by his expected effort, payable over the academic year;

4. For 2017, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be paid $3,462.96 per month, starting September 1, 2017;

5. For 2018, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be paid $3,462.96 per month during the academic year until the NIH cap is fulfilled;

6. ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will provide a statement of effort for reporting to the NIH at least quarterly;

7. Any works of authorship or invention, or any other protectable form of intellectual property, that ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may develop as part of his work for Virtuoso shall be and remain the property of Virtuoso to the fullest extent permissible by law.

/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, III
Dr. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, III		VIRTUOSO SURGICAL, INC.
		By:	/s/ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
			▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Its:	Chief Administrative Officer