01 — Modular design
Built like LEGO
UrbanCubby uses modular building blocks that adapt to each park's needs and budget. Supports items ranging from footballs and basketballs to large items such as badminton nets.
For cities & public spaces
Smart lockers that activate public parks and sports spaces.
UrbanCubby gives locations a new purpose — from basketballs, footballs and volleyballs to kubb and calisthenics gear. More movement, more interaction, and more value from existing public space.
Configurator
Design your station and request a quote.
Every city or municipality that considers UrbanCubby composes its station in the configurator — and sends it to us as a tailored quote request, straight from the tool.
Monitor
Insights from the first city projects.
The UrbanCubby Monitor shares what we learn from the projects launched this year in Flemish cities and municipalities — with a report you can download in your preferred language.
Already in the field
Chosen by cities and municipalities.
UrbanCubby stations are running today at Stad Gent, Brugge, Oudenaarde, Hemiksem, Grobbendonk, Tervuren, Dendermonde and Zwevegem.
- Optionally autonomous on solar power
- SolarOptionally autonomous on solar power
- Scan the QR code with your phone
- No appScan the QR code with your phone
- Depending on the location
- Free or paidDepending on the location
Public spaces & municipalities
Engineered for intensive public park deployment.
Designed for cities and municipalities — flexible in modular setup, optionally autonomous on solar power.
02 — Off-grid energy
Optional solar power
Choose the optional solar roof to operate autonomously. A Voltaic Systems V102 battery stores the solar energy, so no electrical cables or trenching are needed.
03 — Remote insight and management
Remote management
Authorised administrators can manage the lockers remotely and open them when needed. They see which equipment is in use and can help residents without being on site.
04 — Durability
Vandal-resistant steel
Designed for intensive public use, with anti-graffiti powder-coated steel and weatherproof seals. Replaceable parts, such as the lock brackets, make repairs easier after vandalism.
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Configured for your public space
Build the UrbanCubby your location needs.
Match the number and size of lockers to your location. Optionally choose a roof with a solar panel to run the system autonomously. The electronics and battery pack are neatly integrated into a single locker compartment.
- Flexible installationOn soft ground, the station can be installed with ground screws. On a hard surface, it is securely fixed with concrete anchors.
- Designed for fast repairReplaceable lock brackets make repairs easier after an attempted break-in or vandalism.
- Serviceable by your team or CubbyRepairs can be completed by your own technical service or by Cubby, reducing downtime and avoiding replacement of complete locker doors or compartments.
Smooth visitor flow
This is how simple smart lockers should be.
No app to download. No keys to lose. Scan the QR code and follow the steps on your screen.
Step 01
Scan the QR code
Sport & play material
Ready-to-use sport material packages for your city or municipality.
Every UrbanCubby can be delivered with a package of sport and play equipment. We currently offer various branded items — from footballs, volleyballs and basketballs to garden games like kubb and mölkky. Prefer your own range? As a city or municipality you can also fill the lockers with your own material.
Branded by Cubby
Every item in our sport material package carries the inscription “Property of Cubby — please return after use”. That makes resale unattractive, which lowers theft and loss — and makes the collective, public character of the material visible.
Or use your own material
The package is an offer, not an obligation. Cities and municipalities that prefer their own equipment can simply stock the lockers with their own sport and play material — the lockers work with any mix.
Brand activation
Sport and play, made possible by a strong brand.
A branded UrbanCubby creates meaningful visibility and can make a station more affordable for your city or municipality.
Test your brand with AI
Impact
The sustainable development goals we work on.
UrbanCubby is built to create measurable social and environmental impact in public space.
SDG 10Reduced inequalities
Sports and play equipment is available to everyone in the neighbourhood, regardless of budget, membership or club affiliation.
SDG 11Sustainable cities & communities
Existing public space is used better: squares, parks and sports fields become active meeting places instead of underused infrastructure.
SDG 12Responsible consumption
Shared equipment replaces individual purchases. One set of gear serves a whole neighbourhood, and worn items are repaired or replaced per piece.
SDG 3Good health & well-being
A lower barrier to movement means more spontaneous sport, more outdoor time and more social contact in the neighbourhood.
SDG 9Innovation & infrastructure
Off-grid, cloud-managed smart lockers are scalable smart-city technology that needs no trenching or permanent works.
Social economy
Belgian company — local social economyProduced together with Optimat — creating social employment.
The production of every UrbanCubby happens in collaboration with Optimat, a social economy enterprise that offers tailored, sustainable employment to people with a distance to the labour market. The impact therefore goes beyond the lockers themselves: each station that leaves the workshop also creates meaningful jobs.
Green Deal Huren en Delen
Cubby is a member of the Green Deal Huren en Delen.
The Green Deal Huren en Delen brings together organisations committed to making renting and sharing the norm in Flanders. UrbanCubby puts that commitment into practice: shared sport and play material available to everyone in public space.
Live projects
See how cities and municipalities already use UrbanCubby, location by location.
View use casesFunding & subsidies
Flemish, European and provincial grants that can finance your station.
See funding optionsIn the press
Newspaper and television coverage of UrbanCubby projects in Belgium.
Read the articlesMunicipal grants & funding
Explore possible funding routes for public-space projects.
Funding opportunities depend on the location, programme, eligibility criteria and timing. Always consult the official programme conditions before applying.
- UN SDG #3: Good Health & Well-Being
- UN SDG #10: Reduced Social Inequalities
- UN SDG #11: Sustainable Smart Cities
- UN SDG #12: Responsible Consumption