In April 2026, Thailand’s National Innovation Agency (NIA) selected YVR as one of 12 Thai deep-tech startups. Together, they represented the country at SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. This event is one of Asia’s largest international technology showcases. In fact, it brought together more than 770 leading startups alongside global enterprises and organisations. Moreover, it welcomed over 60,000 attendees from around the world.
YVR Takes Its VR Safety Training Prototype to a Global Stage
YVR develops a virtual reality training platform, known as VR Training. This platform simulates real working conditions to build employee skills. In addition, it captures and transfers the expertise of skilled technicians, a process we call Knowledge Transfer. As a result, that know-how becomes a lasting organisational asset. Furthermore, it removes the constraints of time, place, and instructor availability. At SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, YVR presented a dedicated prototype of its workplace VR Safety Training platform. This prototype builds on the core technology, and the team designed it specifically for industrial safety.
How VR Safety Training Answers 3 Core Industrial Challenges
Skilled-labour shortages — onboard new workers faster through safe, realistic simulations.
In-house knowledge transfer — convert the experience of expert technicians into consistent, repeatable lessons.
Higher safety standards — practise high-risk tasks in a virtual environment with zero real-world danger.
Why VR Fits Japanese-Style Industrial Safety Training
Japan places a strong emphasis on productivity, safety, and digital transformation. At the same time, it faces challenges shared across much of Asia. These include an ageing society, labour shortages, and a need to raise industrial efficiency. Therefore, Japanese businesses welcome technologies such as VR Training. In particular, these tools help preserve and pass on organisational expertise.
Crucially, this opportunity is not limited to Japan. Indeed, many Japanese-owned factories base their production in Thailand. Most sit within the Eastern Economic Corridor, or EEC. These plants apply Japanese operational and safety standards. However, they must also manage a Thai workforce. As a result, YVR’s VR Training and Knowledge Transfer become an immediate bridge. On one hand, they transfer standards from the parent company. On the other, they help upskill local talent.
Strong Response from Industry and Investors on the International Stage
Throughout the event, YVR’s VR Training and Knowledge Transfer innovation drew keen interest. Industry players, investors, and innovation agencies all took notice. Clearly, this signals that Thai deep tech can solve real business pain points on a global scale.
Taking part in SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 was a pivotal moment for Thai innovation. On this stage, our work could finally prove itself internationally. Importantly, the event gathers leading companies and B2B industrial players from across Asia. There, we held meaningful conversations with industrial firms, investors, and partners. Many of them clearly see the potential of VR Training. In their view, it can address workforce challenges, knowledge transfer, and safety in manufacturing. For us, this was more than a technology showcase. Rather, it became a real-world validation with demanding users in high-standard markets such as Japan and South Korea. In both countries, industry already applies VR at scale. Above all, the feedback confirmed one thing: a Thai team can compete internationally. Better still, it gave us valuable perspectives to keep improving.
— Ataman Thongyou, Co-Founder, YVR
What’s Next for YVR
This journey to Tokyo was more than a chance to present technology on a world stage. Rather, it marked the beginning of new business opportunities. Moreover, it opened the way to expand YVR’s VR Training and Knowledge Transfer platform. In turn, the company can reach industrial sectors in Thailand and beyond. Following strong international interest, YVR is now moving ahead with its VR Safety Training platform.
The Strengths of VR Safety Training
The key strength of VR Training lies in the experiences it creates. Simply put, conventional methods cannot deliver them. For instance, it combines hands-on practice in lifelike simulations. In addition, learners can experience the consequences of risk in a safe environment. As a result, employees understand hazards on a deeper level. Consequently, safety awareness rises, accidents become less likely, and training standards improve.
The VR Safety Training platform is on track for completion in the first quarter of 2027. After that, YVR plans to expand into industrial markets across the AEC and Japan. Above all, the company wants to work alongside forward-thinking organisations. Together, they can turn people’s knowledge and experience into a sustainable, transferable asset.
The path of a deep-tech startup is never easy. After all, new technology needs conviction, persistence, and broad collaboration to win industry acceptance. Yet YVR took away a clear lesson from SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026. In short, a Thai team can build technology that competes globally and earns international recognition.
YVR believes strongly in collaboration. Specifically, it wants to work with markets, partners, and organisations that see the potential of Thai technology. In this way, the company can advance its VR Training and Knowledge Transfer innovation toward international adoption. Ultimately, this approach will create new value for the industrial sector in the years ahead.
Ready to Raise Your Organisation’s Safety Standards with VR Training?
Are you ready to move beyond the limits of conventional training? YVR partners with organisations and industrial businesses that want exactly that. Notably, we tailor our VR safety training technology to each working environment. First, explore YVR’s portfolio of past work with leading organisations across many industries. Then, see how immersive training can transform your safety outcomes. So, to push past the limits of workplace safety and set a new standard, contact YVR’s team of experts today. Together, we can build a VR Safety Training solution for your business.
References and related coverage:
NIA – From Thailand to Tokyo: Scale Up to Global JAPAN
InnoMatter – NIA takes 12 deep-tech startups to SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026
BrickinfoTV – YVR brings VR training to SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026
MarketPlus – NIA leads 12 deep-tech startups into the Japanese market