Someone steal this idea so I don't half ass it in 10 years:
1. Take a split keyboard, like the truly split ones.
2. Put each side on the SIDES of a vertical tower. So you type by holding the sides, holding it almost like a bowling ball in your hands, so your wrists don't rest on the desk.
3. Make the keyboard part adjustable so you can adjust the angle your hands come in at. That way you can use it on the edge of your desk as a short person, reaching up, or you can extend your arms out and reach down into the keyboard.
It would have to be compact so you don't block the monitor, but it would enforce touch typing and improve typing speed and accuracy, and it would solve ergonomic issues for most and reduce the risk of developing carpal tunnel.
If someone else doesnt do it, I might when I am stable in my CS career. I would design an open source design to be 3D printed / manufactured and assembled, a la Lalboard. It would probably use a common split keyboard design as a base.
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