Purchase Notice:
1. Customize the keyboard and start production after placing the order, with a construction period of 5-7 days
2. After placing the order, contact customer service to obtain the warehouse address
3. The complete keyboard defaults to no engraved keycaps. If you need character keycaps, you can leave a note on the order or contact customer service

MK2 revision of the Charybdis, electronics and case are fully backwards-compatible with the MK1.

The Charybdis is a powerful ergonomic keyboard with a trackball designed to bring you the best of ergonomics available on the market, with a feature-full keymap and powerful thumb cluster. Its concave shape reduces finger travel, and ensures the keys are optimally placed under your hands. The trackball completely replaces your mouse with plenty of shortcuts available, and is conveniently placed close to thumb. Fully open source, it can be easily configured to fit your exact needs.

The Charybdis is a reference in the enthusiast ergonomic keyboard world for more than 4 years, and has been consistently upgraded to bring
the best experience possible.

Powerful trackball keyboard

Feature-full keymap

The keyboard comes with a Qwerty keymap, and multiple mod keys on the thumbs like Alt and Control.

It also includes convenient shortcuts like right and left click, and even scrolling!
 

Easy to customize

Use the VIA online visual interface to easily change the keys, RGB, and even macros on your keyboard.

If you want to go further, you can do so with QMK and we provide extensive online documentation that guides you through every step of the way.

High quality components

When creating our kits, we choose only the best components available. This includes the Prusament Galaxy Black PLA from Prusa3d, carefully selected durable screws, custom PCBs. We run each of our designs through hundreds of iterations and multiple stress tests including dropping, bending, heat, to make sure that you get a bulletproof product.

We keep tuning and upgrading our printers to ensure the best visual quality possible, and working with manufacturers to get higher quality PCBs and internal components.

When you get a Bastard Keyboard, you buy the best keyboard we ever made so far.

Technical specifications

• Print: .15mm layer height, .4mm nozzle, Prusament Galaxy Black PLA, printed on Prusa MK3.5s + Prusa MK4s
• Controller: custom RP2040 Splinktegrated with 16MBit of memory
• Sensor: Custom PMW3360-based PCB
• Connection: TRS cable + USB-C cable, included
• Firmware: QMK
• Keycaps: MDA (optional). Compatible with: MT3, DSA, XDA, SA, PBT profiles
• PCBs: custom .6mm flexible PCBs