KYB3R.ORTHO

Phillip aka nerdbude, host of the Click on!Clack!Hack! podcast, shared the results of his first foray into PCB design: the KYB3R.ORTHO, a unusual little ortho with a singular aura.

My first Kicad experiment with a cyberpunkish consequence – nerdbude.

Specs

• 32 keys (10×3 ortho + two thumb/area keys)
• low-pro Choc V1 switches, soldered
• Professional Micro C controller
• 3D-printed body (non-compulsory)
• QMK

Sources

Printed on Mon nineteenth Might 2025. Featured in KBD #191.

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Associated

Appa keyboard

Calebe94‘s Appa is an ortho keyboard supporting Alps switches.

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T-rex

T-rex is an open-source through-hole ortholinear keyboard by Thunderguts13.

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Biba40

Dan Biba‘s Biba40 is a wi-fi cut up ortho.

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Kebu

Cedutus created Kebu, a brand new Blackpill ortholinear PCB with a number of structure options together with 4 or 5 row choices.

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Paper & putty keyboard

This keyboard by e3w2 is fabricated from building paper and putty, and includes a self-designed PCB (photographs, sound check).

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