Introducing Penny Pickup by Orange Sparkle Ball - a platform where autonomous and micromobility solutions can be hailed specifically for various material and waste product types and redistributed to the most viable, sustainable destination to ensure their proper reuse, recycling, refurbishment, and redistribution.

Last month, several of our OSB team members and Teri Garstka, Director of the KU Social Innovation Lab, presented at the 2024 Sunbelt Conference hosted by the International Network for Social Network Analysis!

As part of Orange Sparkle Ball’s programming during the Detroit Month of Design festival, we’ll be hosting a panel discussion highlighting the importance of city government and community partnerships in successful technology piloting.

Orange Sparkle Ball is excited to announce our acceptance as an exhibitor at the 2024 Detroit Month of Design, and to the first ever Detroit Month of Design Mobility track! Our demo on September 7th will showcase the Autonomous Robotic Pickup Platform we are currently piloting in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit.

Orange Sparkle Ball is excited to announce our participation in the upcoming Design Core Detroit event, Drinks x Design at the Dequindre Cut Freight Yard! Drinks x Design offers an opportunity for creative businesses throughout the city to open their doors and share their work with the public. This upcoming Drinks x Design session will feature Detroit-based organizations and individuals moving the needle in the Equitable Mobility space.

This blog features frequently asked questions Orange Sparkle Ball has been asked about our Autonomous Robotic Pickup Platform being launched in Detroit, Michigan. Orange Sparkle Ball was awarded a Real World Deployment Grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. This grant is enabling us to put our Autonomous Robotic Pickup Platform into action through a series of pilots in the Transportation Innovation Zone of Detroit, established by the Office of Mobility Innovation at The City of Detroit.

Orange Sparkle Ball has officially received a Transportation Innovation Zone (TIZ) Permit for piloting the autonomous robotic pickup of food waste for composting in the Corktown region of Detroit in partnership with Ottonomy and Scrap Soils with support from Brother Nature Farm. 

Orange Sparkle Ball was awarded a Real World Deployment Grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. This grant is enabling us to put our Autonomous Robotic Pickup Platform into action through a series of pilots in the Transportation Innovation Zone of Detroit, established by the Office of Mobility Innovation at The City of Detroit.