On March 30, with a warm spring breeze and everything renewing, XGEN ROBOT and Forns Group held a grand strategic cooperation signing ceremony at the XGEN ROBOT headquarters. Chairman Yao Zhijian of XGEN ROBOT, together with his executive team, warmly received Chairman Hou Zekuan and his delegation from Guangzhou Forns Group Co., Ltd. The two parties conducted in-depth discussions on new opportunities in intelligent logistics development and reached a consensus. The chairmen of both companies personally signed the strategic cooperation agreement, jointly pressing the “acceleration button” for win-win cooperation.
The establishment of this strategic partnership marks the upcoming launch of an innovative RaaS (Robot as a Service) business model. The two parties plan to build a full life-cycle in-factory logistics service operation system, reshaping the value chain of intelligent logistics through cutting-edge technology and professional services.
Since its establishment in 2007, XGEN ROBOT has remained true to its original mission, focusing on core businesses such as intelligent warehousing, intelligent mobile robots, and intelligent systems. From steady growth in the intelligent warehousing business, to partnerships with leading enterprises in metallurgy, automotive, food, and other industries at home and abroad, and to the full-stack self-developed FMR intelligent mobile robot covering both hardware and software, every step has been solid and powerful. As the company’s second growth curve, the FMR business has shown strong momentum in recent years, achieving top-three domestic market share in unmanned forklifts and over 1,000 global intelligent robot deployment projects. These achievements stem from XGEN ROBOT’s relentless pursuit of technological innovation and have established its leading position in the autonomous forklift industry.
Forns Group, as a leading enterprise in China’s in-factory logistics equipment sector, has been deeply engaged in this field for more than 20 years. It operates nearly 200 self-operated service outlets nationwide, manages over 90,000 pieces of in-factory logistics equipment, and serves more than 12,000 customers. It has built an integrated operation system of “online intelligent platform + offline service network” covering the entire country. Relying on its “network-based, diversified, international, and intelligent” four-dimensional strategy, and supported by mature asset operation capabilities, a complete service network, and rich customer resources, the company provides customers with cost-effective logistics equipment sharing and maintenance services.
This strong partnership represents not only shared ambition but also complementary strengths. XGEN ROBOT’s technological accumulation and scenario expansion in intelligent mobile robotics, combined with Forns Group’s global leasing network and mature service operation capabilities, provide a solid foundation for the creation of the RaaS intelligent logistics service model. In the future, this new model will significantly reduce customers’ initial investment and total operating costs, enhance local rapid-response maintenance capabilities, and enable full lifecycle intelligent equipment management. It will provide efficient, flexible, and sustainable intelligent logistics solutions for multiple industries’ upgrading needs.
At the signing ceremony, leaders from both sides expressed their expectation to take this cooperation as a starting point, further deepen collaboration in equipment, technology, channels, and services, and continuously improve the RaaS service ecosystem through sincere cooperation and joint efforts. Together, they aim to lead the intelligent logistics industry toward higher efficiency, greater intelligence, and more inclusive high-quality development.