Youlife Group Forms JV with Galbot for Vocational Training, Blue-Collar Services

Youlife Group, a leading provider of blue-collar lifetime services in China, has entered into a joint venture with Galbot, a pioneer in embodied intelligent robotics. The joint venture, Beijing Youlife Galaxy Technology, will combine Youlife's vocational education network with Galbot's technology to establish a new model for intelligent, immersive, and globally connected vocational training in China. The partnership aims to integrate resources and technology to create a comprehensive vocational training system.

Youlife Group Inc. (Nasdaq: YOUL), a leading blue-collar lifetime service provider in China, has entered into a strategic joint venture with Beijing Galbot Co., Ltd. (Galbot), a pioneer in embodied intelligent robotics. The new entity, Beijing Youlife Galaxy Technology, aims to establish a new model for intelligent, immersive, and globally connected vocational training in China.

The joint venture, Beijing Youlife Galaxy Technology, will be 51% owned by Youlife and combine the company's extensive vocational education network with Galbot's advanced robotics technology. This partnership addresses China's projected shortage of 29 million skilled workers by 2025, aligning with the national "Vocational Education Quality Improvement Action Plan" [1].

Key initiatives include deploying robotics industry colleges by September 2025, upgrading curricula for emerging sectors, and establishing a global talent network supporting Belt and Road Initiative projects. The venture aims to transform traditional vocational education through human-machine collaboration, targeting a market of over 400 million blue-collar workers globally [2].

Youlife Galaxy aims to create a closed-loop ecosystem connecting education, technology, and industry. By training equipment operators for Belt and Road Initiative projects, the joint venture is positioning itself to tap into China's global infrastructure investments. The planned rollout across thousands of students at higher vocational colleges by September 2025 indicates an aggressive near-term implementation timeline [1].

This venture represents a natural evolution of Youlife's existing business model rather than a pivot, leveraging their partnerships with nearly 100 educational institutions and their experience facilitating employment for over one million individuals. The controlling equity stake gives Youlife significant strategic direction while benefiting from Galbot's technological capabilities without assuming full development costs [2].

References:
[1] https://www.stocktitan.net/news/YOUL/youlife-group-inc-and-beijing-galbot-co-ltd-establish-joint-venture-yzkb8p5mu2wb.html
[2] https://www.marketscreener.com/news/youlife-group-inc-and-beijing-galbot-co-ltd-establish-joint-venture-to-advance-intelligent-vocat-ce7c50ddd988f427