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geekhack Community => Ergonomics => Topic started by: wolfv on Tue, 06 June 2023, 20:55:04

Title: A 3-dimensional keyboard design
Post by: wolfv on Tue, 06 June 2023, 20:55:04

Here is an interesting paper from the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 2016:

A method for using one finger to press three separate keys on a three-dimensional keyboard
https://robomechjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40648-015-0039-6

(https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1186%2Fs40648-015-0039-6/MediaObjects/40648_2015_39_Fig6_HTML.gif)

Title: Re: A 3-dimensional keyboard design
Post by: iso on Sun, 18 June 2023, 03:35:02

Looks like you'd be limited to 3 "rows", also, other hardware limitations, switches soft enough to not mess up your joints on the long run and small enough to be implemented to work with such design

Title: Re: A 3-dimensional keyboard design
Post by: Mandan on Sat, 19 August 2023, 00:56:51

The upper row would have to be adjustable somehow, so people with smaller hands could press a switche on the bottom row without pressing the top one too.