My Solution to a Long-Running Problem
Short story time: When I was in the Navy I spent my free time exploring the areas of academia that interested me. One of those paths was Electrical Engineering but more specific to this project, custom keyboards. Once I learned to make functional keyboards from existing kits I realized I could sell them to collectors or to those who didn’t have the means or time to make one themselves. While doing this I stumbled into a world I couldn’t have predicted, making accessibility solutions for veterans and those with physical disabilities. Unfortunately, if you’re unfamiliar with split keyboards, all keyboards I have found to date operate from the Left to the Right. The main control is passed through the left to the right enabling full functionality. But for some of my clients without a left hand/arm… They didn’t need the left half. But the industry and available options had never taken this into account and we were left heavily compromising and with a functional but unused left keyboard. So once I had learned more and delved deeper into the EE world I realized I could make a solution to this while throwing in some bells and whistles to make it functional and helpful to anyone no matter their preferences or needs. And so the Teravolt was born! This keyboard is a fully modular, independently operating power house designed to be modified, customized, and capable of being tailored to the individual. Let’s take a look in depth: