Email ergo@cs.brown.edu if you would like to borrow equipment, or view it in person. Equipment is available for short-term loan, typically 2-3 weeks. All equipment must be signed out with the ergo merc.
The purpose of the ergo equipment pool is to give members of the Brown CS community an opportunity to try out a variety of ergonomic devices. This is a (mostly complete) list of equipment in the ergonomic pool:
Keyboards
- Comfort Type Slim Keyboard
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- nonsplit, slanted key structure that encourages a relaxed wrist position (i.e. neutral posture in lateral deviation, non-adjustable lateral tilt)
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- Microsoft Natural Keyboard
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- split, non-adjustable (i.e. neutral posture in lateral deviation, non-adjustable lateral tilt)
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- Goldtouch V2
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- split, adjustable, non-scooped (i.e. neutral posture in lateral deviation, adjustable lateral tilt)
- pc and mac switchable
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- Kinesis Advantage Keyboard
- scooped and split (neutral posture both in flexion/extension and lateral deviation)
- modifier keys and pinky-finger keys moved to thumbs (Ctrl, Alt, Enter, Backspace, etc)
- programmable
- we also have the "LF" (low-force) version with cherry mx red switches
- Kinesis Freestyle2 Keyboard
- split adjustable keyboard
- can be set up as a vertical keyboard
- (note: image shows version with 9-inch separation, but we have the one with 20-inch separation)
- Happy Hacker Keyboard
- small (hence mouse is closer), non-split
- Type Matrix EZ-Reach Keyboard
- small size; keys in vertical columns
- SafeType Keyboard
- vertical keyboard: keeps hands at a 90-degree angle from your desk
- Apple Wireless Keyboard
- bluetooth apple keyboard
Mice & Pointing Devices
- Evoluent Vertical Mouse
- the one we have in the ergo pool is right-handed size small
- Kensington Expert Mouse Trackball
- Apple Magic Trackpad
- 3M Ergonomic Optical Mouse
- Rollermouse Pro2
Other
- Kinesis Savant Elite Triple Action Foot Switch
- programmable
