On January 15, the robot leasing platform "Qingtian ZHU" (Qingtian ZHU (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.) announced that it has completed its seed round financing, led by Hillhouse Capital, with participation from Fosun Creation Wealth, Muhua Science and Technology, Dafeng Fund, and a body intelligent company under the Zhangjiang Group. The funds from this round will be used for nationwide market expansion and service system construction.

As a platform jointly initiated by leading body intelligent companies such as "Zhiyuan Robotics" and Feiku Technology, Qingtian ZHU was launched in Shanghai at the end of last December, with Jiang Qingsong, a partner of Zhiyuan, serving as chairman. The platform adopts a "shared leasing + platform scheduling" model, aiming to reduce application barriers and solve the pain points of high deployment costs and fragmented scenarios in the robot industry.

Within just three weeks of launch, Qingtian ZHU's registered users have exceeded 200,000, with daily orders consistently above 200. Currently, the platform has partnered with chain brands such as Meiyijia, Haidilao, and Yuyuan Group, applying robots for store traffic generation and brand events. Hillhouse Capital stated that this model transforms robots from traditional equipment sales into an on-demand service form. To support lightweight operations on the supply side, the platform also standardizes insurance and training.

Looking ahead, Qingtian ZHU has announced its "1234 strategy," aiming to connect more than 10 original equipment manufacturers by 2026, develop 200 service providers, and expand its service network to over 200 cities across the country.