Youlife Group Inc. and Beijing Galbot Co., Ltd. Establish Joint Venture to Advance Intelligent Vocational Education
Youlife Group (Nasdaq: YOUL) has formed a strategic joint venture with Beijing Galbot Co., Ltd. to revolutionize vocational education in China. The new entity, Beijing Youlife Galaxy Technology, will be 51% owned by Youlife and combines the company's extensive vocational education network with Galbot's advanced robotics technology.
The venture addresses China's projected shortage of 29 million skilled workers by 2025 and aligns with the national "Vocational Education Quality Improvement Action Plan." 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.
Youlife Galaxy aims to transform traditional vocational education through human-machine collaboration, targeting a market of over 400 million blue-collar workers globally.
Youlife Group (Nasdaq: YOUL) ha costituito una joint venture strategica con Beijing Galbot Co., Ltd. per innovare la formazione professionale in Cina. La nuova società, Beijing Youlife Galaxy Technology, sarà detenuta per il 51% da Youlife e unisce la vasta rete di istruzione professionale dell’azienda con la tecnologia robotica avanzata di Galbot.
La partnership affronta la prevista carenza di 29 milioni di lavoratori qualificati in Cina entro il 2025 e si allinea al piano nazionale “Vocational Education Quality Improvement Action Plan”. Le principali iniziative prevedono l’istituzione di college per l’industria robotica entro settembre 2025, l’aggiornamento dei curricula per i settori emergenti e la creazione di una rete globale di talenti a supporto dei progetti della Belt and Road Initiative.
Youlife Galaxy punta a trasformare la formazione professionale tradizionale mediante la collaborazione uomo-macchina, rivolgendosi a un mercato globale di oltre 400 milioni di lavoratori manuali.
Youlife Group (Nasdaq: YOUL) ha establecido una joint venture estratégica con Beijing Galbot Co., Ltd. para revolucionar la educación profesional en China. La nueva entidad, Beijing Youlife Galaxy Technology, será propiedad en un 51% de Youlife y combina la amplia red educativa profesional de la compañía con la tecnología robótica avanzada de Galbot.
La alianza aborda la prevista escasez de 29 millones de trabajadores cualificados en China para 2025 y se alinea con el plan nacional “Vocational Education Quality Improvement Action Plan”. Las iniciativas clave incluyen desplegar colegios industriales de robótica antes de septiembre de 2025, actualizar los planes de estudio para sectores emergentes y establecer una red global de talento que apoye los proyectos de la Iniciativa de la Franja y la Ruta.
Youlife Galaxy pretende transformar la educación profesional tradicional mediante la colaboración humano-máquina, orientándose a un mercado global de más de 400 millones de trabajadores manuales.
Youlife Group (Nasdaq: YOUL)은(는) Beijing Galbot Co., Ltd.와 전략적 합작법인을 설립하여 중국의 직업 교육을 혁신합니다. 새로운 법인인 Beijing Youlife Galaxy Technology는 Youlife가 51% 지분을 보유하며, 회사의 광범위한 직업 교육 네트워크와 Galbot의 첨단 로봇 기술을 결합합니다.
이 합작은 2025년까지 중국에서 예상되는 2,900만 명의 숙련 노동자 부족 문제를 해결하고 국가의 '직업교육질 향상 실행계획(Vocational Education Quality Improvement Action Plan)'과도 부합합니다. 주요 과제로는 2025년 9월까지 로봇 산업 전문대학 설립, 신흥 분야에 맞춘 교육과정 개편, 일대일로(Belt and Road) 프로젝트를 지원하는 글로벌 인재 네트워크 구축 등이 포함됩니다.
Youlife Galaxy는 인간과 기계의 협업을 통해 전통적인 직업 교육을 혁신하여 전 세계 4억 명이 넘는 블루칼라 노동자 시장을 목표로 합니다.
Youlife Group (Nasdaq: YOUL) a constitué une coentreprise stratégique avec Beijing Galbot Co., Ltd. pour révolutionner la formation professionnelle en Chine. La nouvelle entité, Beijing Youlife Galaxy Technology, sera détenue à 51 % par Youlife et combine le vaste réseau de formation professionnelle de l’entreprise avec la technologie robotique avancée de Galbot.
La joint‑venture répond à la pénurie prévue de 29 millions de travailleurs qualifiés en Chine d’ici 2025 et s’inscrit dans le « Vocational Education Quality Improvement Action Plan ». Les initiatives clés comprennent le déploiement d’écoles industrielles en robotique d’ici septembre 2025, la mise à jour des programmes pour les secteurs émergents et la création d’un réseau mondial de talents pour soutenir les projets de l’initiative Belt and Road.
Youlife Galaxy vise à transformer la formation professionnelle traditionnelle par la collaboration homme‑machine, en ciblant un marché mondial de plus de 400 millions de travailleurs manuels.
Youlife Group (Nasdaq: YOUL) hat eine strategische Joint Venture mit Beijing Galbot Co., Ltd. gegründet, um die berufliche Bildung in China zu revolutionieren. Die neue Gesellschaft, Beijing Youlife Galaxy Technology, ist zu 51 % im Besitz von Youlife und vereint das umfangreiche berufliche Bildungsnetzwerk des Unternehmens mit Galbots fortschrittlicher Robotiktechnologie.
Das Joint Venture reagiert auf den prognostizierten Mangel von 29 Millionen qualifizierten Arbeitskräften in China bis 2025 und stimmt mit dem nationalen „Vocational Education Quality Improvement Action Plan“ überein. Zu den zentralen Maßnahmen gehören die Einrichtung von Robotik-Industriecolleges bis September 2025, die Aktualisierung von Lehrplänen für aufkommende Branchen und der Aufbau eines globalen Talentnetzwerks zur Unterstützung von Projekten der Belt and Road Initiative.
Youlife Galaxy will die traditionelle berufliche Bildung durch Mensch-Maschine-Zusammenarbeit umgestalten und richtet sich an einen weltweiten Markt von über 400 Millionen Facharbeitern.
- Strategic 51% controlling stake in joint venture combining education and advanced robotics
- Addresses massive market opportunity with 29 million skilled worker shortage by 2025
- Leverages Youlife's network of 100+ educational institutions and 1 million+ job placements
- Alignment with national education initiatives and Belt and Road projects provides strong government support
- Significant capital investment required for robotics deployment and infrastructure
- Complex integration challenges between traditional education and advanced technology systems
- Execution risks in scaling robotics training across multiple institutions
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Youlife's 51% stake in robotics education JV addresses China's 29M skilled worker shortage while expanding its vocational training ecosystem.
Youlife Group's strategic joint venture with robotics leader Beijing Galbot represents a calculated expansion into technology-enhanced vocational training. By securing a 51% controlling stake in the newly formed Beijing Youlife Galaxy Technology, Youlife positions itself at the intersection of two powerful market forces: China's critical skilled labor shortage and the accelerating industrial automation trend.
The venture directly addresses a 29 million worker deficit across key manufacturing sectors projected by 2025, creating significant growth potential. For Youlife, this partnership extends beyond mere expansion—it fundamentally enhances their core vocational training services by integrating Galbot's embodied multimodal robotics technology.
What makes this venture particularly strategic is its alignment with China's national education priorities and the creation of a closed-loop ecosystem connecting education, technology, and industry. The planned rollout across "thousands of students at higher vocational colleges" by September 2025 indicates an aggressive near-term implementation timeline.
The international dimension shouldn't be overlooked. By training equipment operators for Belt and Road Initiative projects, Youlife is positioning for revenue streams from China's global infrastructure investments. The joint standardization efforts could further position the company as an influential player in setting global vocational training benchmarks.
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.
Dual Engines: Resource and Technology Integration
Youlife operates the largest blue-collar lifetime service platform in
Galbot is a leader in embodied multimodal large-model robots. It has pioneered several world-first end-to-end embodied large models, including GraspVLA, TrackVLA, and GroceryVLA. Powered by these innovations, its embodied large-model robot Galbot has been widely applied across retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and cultural tourism scenarios. In 2025, Galbot served as the sole designated robotics platform for the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence ("IOAI"), providing exclusive embodied intelligence technology support and showcasing its global technological leadership in technology and industrial application values.
The joint venture brings together these complementary strengths to form a closed-loop ecosystem connecting education, technology, and industry.
Advancing National Priorities and Addressing Labor Gaps
Youlife Galaxy aligns with
Intelligent Vocational Education in Action: From Industry Colleges to Global Standards
Youlife Galaxy has launched three major initiatives:
- Scaled Deployment of Robotics Industry Colleges: By the end of September 2025, Youlife Galaxy plans to provide robotics-focused training to thousands of students at higher vocational colleges across
China . Training will take place in immersive, real-world settings using Galbot robots, with a focus on producing highly skilled professionals in intelligent manufacturing and commercial services. - Curriculum Upgrades: Tailored programs co-developed with industry partners will cover emerging sectors such as intelligent manufacturing and proactive healthcare, ensuring students are equipped with practical, in-demand skills.
- Global Talent Network: Leveraging Youlife's international strategy, the venture will train and deploy intelligent equipment operators to Chinese enterprises participating in infrastructure and industrial projects under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Over the next three years, Youlife Galaxy intends to establish multiple intelligent industry-education integration hubs and empower vocational schools. In partnership with Galbot' strategic collaborations, it will develop a universal robotics curriculum and help standardize
Looking Ahead: Vocational Education in the Age of AI
"Bringing robots into the classroom marks the beginning of a new era in vocational education," said Yunlei Wang, Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Youlife. "We envision a future where human-machine collaboration empowers blue-collar workers to transition into high-skill, high-value, and respected careers."
With strong policy tailwinds and rapid technological advances, Youlife Galaxy will leverage Youlife's robust vocational education ecosystem to drive the transformation of vocational education—from traditional human-led models to next-generation human-machine symbiosis, opening the door to the intelligent era for over 400 million blue-collar workers worldwide.
About Youlife Group Inc.
Youlife is a leading blue-collar lifetime service provider with a nationwide network of 25 vocational schools under school management model and 25 curriculum development projects, covering a total of 37 cities or counties under 16 provinces of China. Learn more at https://ir.youlife.cn/.
About Beijing Galbot Co., Ltd.
As a leader in embodied intelligence, Galbot has developed a proprietary simulation-synthesis pipeline and generated hundreds of billions of high-quality synthetic data points, enabling the release of several world-first embodied large-models, including GraspVLA for fetching, TrackVLA for navigation, and GroceryVLA for retail. Powered by these innovations, its Galbot robot has achieved autonomous operations and cross-domain generalization across retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and cultural tourism sectors, demonstrating industry-leading technological maturity. In 2025, Galbot was selected as the sole official robot platform for the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence ("IOAI"), where Galbot served as the practice platform for 77 teams from 61 countries in the "Future Factory" challenge, showcasing the company's global leadership and industrial impact in embodied intelligence. Learn more at https://www.galbot.com/
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