General (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Nov. 28, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Common stock, par value		$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Reverse stock split	one-to-nine Reverse Stock Split
Cash and cash equivalent		$ 13,078	$ 5,002	$ 2,709	$ 841	$ 144	$ 437
Microbot Israel [Member]
Conversion value of shares	2.9 shares
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01
Reverse stock split	one for nine reverse stock split
Conversion option to purchase common stock	2,614,916
Restricted shares issued	7,802,639
Microbot Israel [Member] | Former Microbot Israel Shareholders [Member]
Conversion of stock number of common stock issued	26,550,974