Open source keyboard lets you swap parts like magnetic Legos
Nathan Alspaugh, an MIT aerospace engineering freshman, designed Keybytes as a fully modular keyboard where each key is independently controllable via its own RISC-V microcontroller. Keys connect magnetically and use pogo pins on all four sides to share power and I2C connections, allowing users to rearrange layouts freely. A single controller module coordinates the keys and communicates with computers. The controller has the same footprint as individual key modules.
Key points
- Each key contains RISC-V microcontroller with pogo pins for inter-key communication
- Magnetic attachment enables arbitrary key layout reconfiguration
- Single controller module matches individual key footprint
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