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ARIA: TA1 Integrated Robot Bodies and TA2 Foundational Technologies – Concept papers

ARIA: TA1 Integrated Robot Bodies and TA2 Foundational Technologies is a grant of £1,000,000 to £15,000,000 for organisations of any size, mainly companies, based in the United Kingdom, to build robot bodies. Open, closes 4 December 2026.

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Checked against the official page (aria.org.uk) on 29 Oct 2026.

ARIA funds teams to build robot bodies with new forms of locomotion, through TA1 integrated robot bodies and TA2 foundational technologies. Applicants are encouraged to submit concept papers before full proposals.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Closes 4 December 2026 at 2pm

As stated: Submit your concept paper by 4 December 2026 (14:00 GMT)

Confirmed on the official page

How much

£1,000,000 to £15,000,000

You put in: Matched funding is not required but is permissible.

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Applications are eligible from any type of organisation and from any location. Most competitive TA1 applicants are expected to be companies or intend to form one if funded.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Micro (under 10 staff), Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff), Large businesses

Not confirmed on the official page

Sectors

design, electronics, robotics & ai, sensors, transport

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How to apply

Find out more and apply via the ARIA funding page; concept papers are optional but encouraged, and an optional teaming workshop is planned in London on 2 November 2026.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

Not confirmed on the official page

HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Open across United Kingdom, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

Drawn from the areas the funder names. If a scheme is only for part of a council area, check its own page. Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics.

Things we could not confirm

  • Concept paper deadline given as '4 Dec' with no year; likely 4 December 2026 but not stated explicitly.
  • Page lists 'Find out more and apply' link; the full opportunity relies on ARIA's call for proposals.
  • Teams in TA1 and TA2 are awarded per team, and the text names multiple UK regions rather than one area list; area recorded as uk.

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