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Daedalus
An open-source wireless ergo keyboard with trackpad and encoder: Daedalus by Perseus-Lynx.
Published September 22, 2025
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Daedalus is a 36-key open-source keyboard, a low-profile wireless ergonomic split with trackpad and encoder – designed and shared by Perseus-Lynx.
The Daedalus Keyboard has been a hobby project that I worked on during the last year. It has been my first real hardware project that I've done, and I learned a lot throughout the way. Therefore, I aim for this project to be the most open and educational keyboard project possible for everyone – Perseus-Lynx.
To that end, you can find everything needed in the repo, not just code, schematics, CAD files, and build guide, but even the author's notes during research.
Features
- 36 keys (5x3+3)
- Choc switches, soldered
- slight splay
- nice!nano controller
- 35mm Cirque trackpad
- Alps C11 rotary encoder
- 2x 110mAh batteries
- ZMK firmware
Resources
- https://github.com/perseus333/daedalus-keyboard
- Report – the author's notes
Published on Mon 22nd Sep 2025. Featured in KBD #199 (source).
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