Make surgery in tight spaces possible through a single incision, with less scarring and faster recovery, giving hospitals a second option beside multi-port surgery.
Approved in China and the EU, registered in 39 countries; 3,300+ operations in China by June 2026.
Updated Mar 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week
A single arm feeds the camera and instruments through one tube; inside the body they fan out to approach the target from different angles.
Thin steel wires pull on jointed segments so each tool bends and grips; the design trades off flexibility, stiffness and strength.
Surgeons use the same console and vision system, so hospitals can switch between single- and multi-port approaches patient by patient.
| Spec | Edge Single-Port Surgical Robot (SP1000) |
|---|---|
| Operations in China (Jun 2026) | 3,300+R (reported) |
| Countries/regions registered | 39R (reported) |
| Arm degrees of freedom | 7R (reported) |
| Incisions needed | 1 (or a natural opening)R (reported) |
R reported by the company
Edge Medical
Multi-port, single-port surgical robots
Shenzhen Edge Medical makes keyhole-surgery robots: a multi-port system, a single-port system, a lung bronchoscope robot and a telesurgery link. It listed in Hong Kong in January 2026 and now sells most of its robots abroad.
