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Yolochka Remastered
A 36-key monoblock split based on the Yolochka: Yolochka Remastered by turtle_bazon – with PCB.
Published January 23, 2026
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Aroum's handwired Yolochka was mentioned multiple times (#196, #204 here on kbd.news, and now turtle_bazon released his wireless Yolochka Remastered, a 36-key unibody split with Katana-ish staggering, inspired by the original. Yep, and with a super-flexible PCB.
It started as an attempt to turn the original YOLOCHKA into a PCB-based design with some sort of flex – turtle_bazon.
Features
- 36 keys (5x3+3)
- hot-swappable MX switches
- Pro Micro footprint (nice!nano compatible NRFproMicro)
- PCB with lots of flex cuts
- per-key RGB
- ZMK firmware
Resources
Published on Fri 23rd Jan 2026. Featured in KBD #205 (source).
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