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Mantaray Professional Wi-fi
TuxedoMakes launched the Mantaray Professional Wi-fi, a break up model of his Voyager-inpired, initially monoblock Mantaray. Out there as equipment or prebuilt.
KBD.information
Revealed October 3, 2025
Colton Hawkins aka TuxedoMakes launched his Mantaray Professional Wi-fi. In distinction to its predecessor, the Voyager-inspired unibody Mantaray, it is not totally open {hardware} this time, however the case and firmware information have been shared within the repo.
I simply launched an upgraded model of the Mantaray with a way more refined design, and a ton extra options known as the Mantaray Professional Wi-fi. […] I am planning on making some vital upgrades to the unibody wired model of the keyboard within the close to future as properly – Tuxedo.
The Mantaray Professional Wi-fi is on the market as a equipment or prebuilt keyboard at tuxedodevices.com – Colton was variety sufficient to give you a 5% low cost, be happy to make use of the KBDNEWS coupon code.
Specs
- break up, wi-fi, column-staggered structure
- 52 keys (6×4+2)
- Choc v1 change and keycap assist, Choc spacing
- XIAO nRF52840 Plus MCU
- twin good!view shows
- non-obligatory tenting
- battery cutoff change
- uncovered I2C headers
- ZMK
The Mantaray Professional is simply 19 mm skinny when totally assembled (together with switches and keycaps).
Powered by ZMK firmware, and ZMK Studio prepared. The creator wished this board to be accessible for anybody, whether or not they’re a veteran within the ergonomic keyboard area, or somebody trying to choose up their first ergonomic keyboard.
As such, it was necessary to me to incorporate assist for a graphical interface for customers to customise their keymaps on the fly. ZMK Studio to the rescue! For extra superior customers, the firmware is supplied on my GitHub web page – Colton.
Customizable tenting choices by way of the M2 inserts on the bottom of the keyboard. This offers customers the choice to design their very own mounts.
Within the ergonomic area there are such a lot of distinctive tenting setups, I wished to verify this board would have a option to play good with any of them – customers can design their very own mounting answer. I am going to even be creating a number of widespread mounting plates within the coming weeks and releasing them on MakerWorld. The spacing can also be designed to accommodate widespread stick-on MagSafe rings to make use of adjustable MagSafe cellphone stands for tenting – that is what I personally use on my each day driver setup – Colton.
As well as, uncovered I2C headers make sure that modders and tinkerers inside the keyboard neighborhood can simply add new modules to their keyboard – similar to rotary encoders, trackballs, trackpads.
Sources
Revealed on Fri third Oct 2025. Featured in KBD #200.
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