RLabs, a Cohort 6 startup at NICAT, is training a proprietary large language model to power a modular, cross-platform simulation engine that cuts development time by seventy five percent. The company’s founder traces the venture’s origins back to 2014, when a journey into simple game development, initially pursued as a way to grasp complex educational concepts, gradually evolved into a deep passion for immersive experiences and more than a decade of work building in virtual reality.
The startup’s core innovation lies in using simulations as infrastructure, training both humans and AI machines simultaneously through the same underlying platform. This dual purpose approach positions RLabs’ simulation engine as more than a tool purely for entertainment or training, instead framing it as infrastructure capable of serving both human learning and AI model development within a single system.
By combining a proprietary LLM with a modular, cross-platform architecture, RLabs is addressing one of the more persistent challenges in simulation and immersive technology development, the significant time and resource investment typically required to build simulation environments from scratch for each new use case or platform. The claimed seventy five percent reduction in development time suggests a meaningful efficiency gain for teams building simulation based training or educational tools.
RLabs frames its broader mission around the idea that immersive technology is fundamentally transforming how people learn, collaborate, and experience presence, extending well beyond conventional applications in entertainment. The company positions spatial computing, when paired with AI driven workflows, as enabling creators to surpass traditional limits and build digital worlds faster than previously possible, reflecting a broader industry shift toward combining immersive technology with artificial intelligence capabilities.
The company’s presence within NICAT’s Cohort 6 places it among a group of startups working across aerospace, deep tech, and advanced technology categories, with RLabs’ focus on virtual reality and simulation infrastructure representing a distinct but complementary technical domain within the incubator’s broader portfolio. The announcement was shared alongside acknowledgements of Ignite National Technology Fund, Ministry Of IT and Telecommunication, NETSOL Technologies, National Aerospace Science and Technology Park, Air University, and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra, reflecting the institutional network tied to NICAT’s operations.
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