The keyboard, which he is calling z.48, is based around the Arduino Pro Micro running a firmware generated on kbfirmware.com, and features some absolutely fantastic hand-wiring.

The ZX-81 keyboard was bad, but IMHO the Oric-1 keyboard is worse. As bad as old school flat membrane keyboards are, chicklet keys are even worse IMHO. The IBM PC Jr. Keyboard is a VERY close second.

To make that actually work, Robofun paired an Arduino board with some capacitive controllers for the base, and connected that to a Raspberry Pi that linked the keyboard to the TV.

The Gesture Keyboard is a device that translates gestures into letters. It’s made by an Arduino Pro Micro, an HC-06 module for Bluetooth communication, and an MPU-6050 accelerometer.

Robofun Create has built a fully functional keyboard using Staropramen beer cans, demonstrating once more that the potential of systems like the Arduino and Raspberry Pi is only limited by the ...

The unique beer can keyboard has been created to act just the same as a standard keyboard, but instead of keys, 44 beer cans have been used, that when touched create the input required.