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deviation, and head rotation. Consideration of physical ergonomics suggests the most relaxed typing position is one in which the keyboard user's forearms are parallel to the ground, with wrists held straight. To facilitate this posture, Klockenberg published a study in 1926 that suggested the primary key clusters for two-handed typists should be split into left and right halves which are set at an angle to each other, allowing the wrists to remain straight. A more detailed study was published in 1972 by Kroemer, suggesting that an adjustable split keyboard may reduce user pain. During the 1970s, several studies were published suggesting that data entry operators were at risk of developing musculoskeletal injuries.
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wide range of users, and can be set up rapidly to replicate a similar interface in different settings, but may not fit a specific user exactly. For example, people with broad shoulders may benefit from an adjustable split keyboard's ability to customize the distance between the two halves of the keyboard. This ensures the elbows are not too close together when typing. On the other hand, adjustable split keyboards sometimes intimidate potential users, who may fear they may exacerbate or become more susceptible to repetitive strain injuries; fixed split keyboards like the
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Handheld ergonomic keyboards are designed to be held like a game controller, and can be used as such, instead of laid out flat on top of a table surface. They allow the user the ability to move around a room or to lean back on a chair while also being able to type in front or away from the computer.
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Because electric typewriters and computer keyboards no longer need to accommodate a mechanical linkage, the keys can be set in vertical columns without staggering, minimizing lateral finger movements when moving between rows. This vertical layout rearranges the keys into linear columns. If the rows
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The aspect of the hand that they worked from is the curvature traced around the periphery of the fingers that can be observed when you look at the back of your hand with your fingers together. The thought was that if they built the surface of the keyboard in the form of two concave bowls – one for
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users that had already been trained to type. However, the legacy mechanical layout has numerous idiosyncrasies, including the staggered column layout, which can force the user into uncomfortable, repetitive movements and postures. Several potential solutions have been proposed since at least 1926.
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The angled split keyboard (sometimes referred to as a Klockenburg keyboard) is similar to a split keyboard, but the middle is tented up so that the index fingers are higher than the little fingers while typing. Key Ovation makes the Goldtouch ergonomic keyboard which is an adjustable angled split
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Ergonomic split keyboards can be fixed, where the user cannot change the relative angles and distance between the sections, or adjustable, which usually has two independent modules that allow these to be tailored exactly to the user. Fixed split keyboards are necessarily designed to accommodate a
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operators. The offset in the columns between rows was designed to accommodate the physical links between each key and the internal mechanisms of the typewriter; as typing duties transitioned to electric (motorized) typewriters and then computers, the layout was retained to ease the transition for
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Some keyboards combine vertical key columns and contoured surfaces with fully-adjustable (independent) split key clusters. Examples include the Kinesis Advantage 360, Dactyl Manuform, and MoErgo Glove80. With a relatively small market, many are custom-built or sold as kits to be assembled by the
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Ergonomic keyboards, in essence, are created with the aim of minimizing discomfort in users' wrists and reducing unnecessary finger movements by rearranging or repositioning the keys. For instance, typing on a conventional keyboard layout can force the user into shoulder elevation, wrist ulnar
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layout puts the keys on an orthogonal grid. Other designs use vertical columns with staggered rows to compensate for the difference in finger lengths. A keyboard with vertical columns can require an adjustment period as the user retrains their finger movements.
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The distance between the sections usually is selected to reduce or eliminate the shoulder adduction that brings the user's hands toward the center of the keyboard, which on conventional keyboards with no opening angle can also result in an awkward wrist angle.
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Narrow studies examining hand position at rest neglect many other possible factors. For example, one should be aware that the effect of “ergonomic” keyboards is to change the musculoskeletal region exposed to risk, instead of eliminating hazardous postures.
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Split keyboards group keys into two or more sections. By separating the keyboard, split keyboards typically change the angles and the distance between each section to ensure the user's wrists remain straight. There are three relevant angles:
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keyboard. On some ergonomic keyboards, the tenting angle is increased to 90° so the user types with their hands perpendicular to the ground, thumbs-up, similar to the hand position adopted by accordion players.
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This keyboard works by having each of your ten fingers choosing the character you want by selecting from a radial menu. You can push down, or move north, south, east or west, and get a different character for
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Hegmann, Kurt T.; Melhorn, J. Mark; Ausfahl, James; Freshwater, M. Felix; Prezzia, Charles P.; Rempel, David M.; Roll, Shawn C.; Rawlins, Arlen J.; Werner, Robert A.; Zaremski, Jason, eds. (June 30, 2016).
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keys), i.e., from the left edge to the right edge of the keyboard. Conventional keyboards include feet that can be deployed under the top of the keyboard, which generates a positive slope: the topmost rows
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Advantage line (1992+) are fixed split keyboards with tenting that place the keys into two curved depressions set approximately at shoulder width. The function keys, navigation keys, and modifiers such as
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Freestyle (2007) adjustable split keyboard has two key modules linked by a cable, providing flexibility in setting opening angle and distance; additional accessories are used to adjust tenting angle
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evidence that they may be more comfortable than other keyboards. This article discusses evidence for the latter claim, and suggests which types of keyboards may be best for which users.
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keyboard (fixed split, staggered rows), ErgoDox (adjustable split, staggered rows), ZSA Moonlander, and Zergotech Freedom (adjustable split, semi-staggered rows) keyboards.
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The preceding split and vertical column keyboards arranged each key cluster onto a single flat plane. Contoured- or dished-surface keyboards like the
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Some variations of handheld ergonomic keyboards also include a trackball mouse that allow mouse movement and typing included in one handheld device.
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have made it possible to eliminate the use of a keyboard altogether, particularly on smaller devices that lack traditional keyboard interfaces.
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Paper presented by S.W. HOBDAY at the NINTH CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ERGONOMICS ASSOCIATIONS, 2–6 September 1985, Bournemouth, England
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eliminates the need for any wrist motion or finger extension; each finger has five separate switches triggered by buttons or paddles.
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each hand – the result would fit the hand much better than the traditional more-or-less flat traditional keyboard surface.
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FlexPro and OEM ergoLogic (1993) adjustable split keyboards, showing the ability to modify opening and tenting angles
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Paper presented at The Annual International Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Conference, June 8–10, 1988 New 0rleans
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bar) of the keyboard. A conventional keyboard requires the wrists to be rotated inwards to bring the hands flat.
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Computer Related Upper Limb Disorder. Paper presented to the 19th Annual Congress of IMART 4th May 1994
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keys of a QWERTY keyboard. Because most shoulders are wider than the hand position when placed on the
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Some keyboards combine a split design with vertical or semi-vertical columns. Examples include the
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Adjustable Keyboard (Model M15, 1994) with a ball joint to control opening and tenting angles
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It is widely claimed that an ergonomic keyboard may reduce muscle strain and reduce risk of
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Although there is not much evidence that ergonomic keyboards can prevent injuries, there
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Handmade keyer, custom-molded for the left hand of a single user with seven key switches
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keyboard, which combines fixed-split design with vertical columns and staggered rows
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Custom adjustable split contoured keyboard with vertical columns and staggered rows
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A few ergonomic keyboards do not have the typical one key per letter, such as a
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and patented in 1878; research indicates the layout may have been influenced by
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Kroemer, K.H. Berhard (February 1972). "Human engineering the keyboard".
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Yasuoka, Koichi; Yasuoka, Motoko (2011). "On the Prehistory of QWERTY".
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keyboard, with keys arranged in an orthogonal grid with vertical columns
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The SafeType keyboard is a fixed split keyboard with a 90° tenting angle
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considerations to minimize muscle strain, fatigue, and other problems.
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keyboard layout is credited to the mechanical typewriter designed by
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Goldtouch (1997) adjustable split keyboard has a similar ball joint
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ErgoDox, adjustable-split with vertical columns and staggered rows
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A Keyboard to Increase Productivity and Reduce Postural Stress
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computer keyboard
designed
ergonomic
QWERTY
C. Latham Sholes
telegraph
The Apple Adjustable Keyboard (1992) splits the alphanumeric keys into two halves with an adjustable opening angle
Apple Adjustable Keyboard
KeyTronic FlexPro and OEM ergoLogic (1993) adjustable split keyboards, showing the ability to modify opening and tenting angles
KeyTronic
The Microsoft Natural Keyboard (1994) is a fixed split keyboard
Microsoft
Natural Keyboard
IBM Adjustable Keyboard (Model M15, 1994) with a ball joint to control opening and tenting angles
IBM
Goldtouch (1997) adjustable split keyboard has a similar ball joint
The Kinesis Freestyle (2007) adjustable split keyboard has two key modules linked by a cable, providing flexibility in setting opening angle and distance; additional accessories are used to adjust tenting angle
Kinesis
The SafeType keyboard is a fixed split keyboard with a 90° tenting angle




home row
Microsoft Natural
An ortholinear keyboard, with keys arranged in an orthogonal grid with vertical columns
ortholinear
The Truly Ergonomic keyboard, which combines fixed-split design with vertical columns and staggered rows
ErgoDox, adjustable-split with vertical columns and staggered rows

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