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The Gaming Inspired Keyboard Helping Parkinson’s Patients Type Again

An innovative smart keyboard designed to dramatically improve typing ability for people living with Parkinson’s disease has been named a Global Winner of the prestigious 2025 James Dyson Award. The groundbreaking invention called OnCue was created by Italian product designer Alessandra Galli as a thesis project at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, and it’s the first assistive keyboard that integrates therapeutic cues to help manage motor symptoms like tremors, slowed movement, and freezing. The device uses subtle vibrations transmitted through the keys and optional matching wristbands to help guide users’ typing rhythm and compensate for reduced tactile sensitivity, while AI powered lighting predicts and illuminates the next letter.

Inspired by gaming keyboards, OnCue features a compact split layout to reduce strain on hands and arms, with raised edge keycaps that guide finger placement and prevent accidental presses. The keyboard is fully customizable through software or physical sliders, allowing users to adjust haptic and visual cue intensity to accommodate the daily fluctuations in Parkinson’s symptoms. Galli developed the invention after focus groups revealed how typing obstacles challenged the independence and confidence of Parkinson’s patients who number over 10 million worldwide. The $40,000 award from James Dyson will help bring her invention to market, with plans to enhance electronics and conduct further usability testing with occupational therapists and Parkinson’s organizations.

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