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Sessile
Sessile is a 28-key monoblock split keyboard – designed by Will Pucket.
Published February 27, 2025
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Will Pucket designed and shared his Sessile, this low-profile 28-key unibody split with Xiao controller.
Sessile is a further exploration of "minimal" finger travel – Will.
- 36 keys, monoblock split
- low-pro Choc, soldered
- Xiao footprint (e.g. Xiao-nRF52840)
- splay
The Sessile was made via study of hands, an empirical approach using 3D-printed single-column "keyboards" with magnets to move around on a metal base plate.
Resources
- https://github.com/willpuckett/sessile/
- Sessile product page on Octule
- https://github.com/willpuckett/studyofhands
Published on Thu 27th Feb 2025. Featured in KBD #187.
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