Adidas expands Project R.A.P. (Radical Athlete Perception) into football with a 3D-printed boot built on athlete data – the platform’s second sport application, with a consumer launch still to come.
adidas has revealed a 3D-printed football boot as the second performance product to emerge from Project R.A.P. (Radical Athlete Perception), its additive manufacturing innovation platform. The boot was developed by the brand’s in-house innovation team and is engineered to deliver a personalized fit and sport-specific support drawn from athlete data and testing cycles.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ademola Lookman – the Paris Saint-Germain winger and Atalanta forward, respectively – contributed to the development process through feedback and on-field testing, and will be the first players to receive the boot.
Football joins a multi-sport manufacturing platform
Introduced in March 2026, Project R.A.P. frames additive manufacturing as a systematic tool for performance customization across sports categories – rather than a one-off showcase. The football boot is the platform’s second application: the first was a basketball shoe worn on court by college standout Darryn Peterson, and an American Football product is also in development.
The expansion shows adidas intends to push 3D printing beyond running – where it built credibility with Futurecraft and the Carbon-developed 4D midsole – and use it as a repeatable design process across team sports.
For now, Project R.A.P. remains an innovation concept rather than a commercial product. adidas has indicated that details on full availability will be announced in the coming months, suggesting a phased rollout anchored in ongoing athlete testing and data collection.
