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Viosuo
Wojciech Baranowski's Viosuo is an arm-strapped keyboard for standing work.
Published March 29, 2022
Viosulo – pronounced like "wiosło", the Polish word for "oar" – is a 3D-printed arm-strapped keyboard designed by Wojciech Baranowski.
I chose this name because an early prototype looked a lot like an oar and was as uncomfortable as it sounds – Wojciech.
The design files are open-source, however, the keyboard has been adjusted to the author's hand and probably wouldn't serve well anyone else.
Github repo: https://github.com/Baranowski/Viosuo
Video demonstration:
The design had to be fully usable while walking, since Wojciech likes to pace back-and-forth while thinking.
Another design goal was that, even though it's strapped to the arms, it should not hinder basic manual tasks that a programmer might need to perform during his work. E.g. preparing and drinking coffee.
The Viosuo offers all the keys, including modifiers, for normal writing and programming, and the typing speed should not suffer too much either.
Published on Tue 29th Mar 2022. Featured in KBD #72 (source).
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