Adaptronics selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 programme

Dec 10, 2025 · Award · Adaptronics · End Effectors

NATO DIANA selected Adaptronics for its 2026 cohort, placing the company in an accelerator programme focused on dual-use technologies for allied defence and security.

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  • Adaptronics was named in NATO DIANA's 2026 company cohort.
  • The selection provides access to accelerator sites, test centres and allied defence users.
  • The company was selected in an autonomy, maritime, sensing, communications or related dual-use challenge area.

Adaptronics develops electro-adhesive interfaces with tactile sensing for robotic grasping. Its thin-film technology conforms to varied objects, activates in milliseconds and mounts to industrial or space-robot end effectors without pneumatics, magnets or prepared targets. NATO DIANA selected the company for its 2026 programme, adding third-party validation and access to allied accelerator sites, test centres and defence users.