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Orange Boy Ergo - Budget Alice-like DIY Kit

by MechWild

$40.00

Group Buy: Jul 16, 2021 — Aug 8, 2021

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GB Dates: 12PM ET July 16th - August 8th

Fulfillment: Expected to start early October.

Vendor: Mechwild

The Orange Boy Ergo (aka OBE) is our take on a super budget ergo / Alice-like kit. Not everyone has hundreds of dollars to spend on something they might not enjoy. We went with a layout that includes arrow keys since most people need them. There’s also 3 macro keys on the left hand side but you could have a knob and 2 macro keys instead.

A couple top views

And a bottom view

If you’re familiar with our previous products, you won’t be surprised that this is yet another through hole kit. The biggest difference as far as the component list goes will be the BlackPill. The BlackPill is a very affordable dev board option that supports USB-C from the start and its installation is essentially identical to more common dev boards such as the Pro Micro.

In the interest of keeping this kit as cheap as possible, we’re making some parts optional. The base kit will start at $40 and there will be several add-ons offered. The OBE is designed to be used without a switch plate (we recommend using 5-pin switches in general), but we are also offering a switch plate for an additional cost. We’re also not including a knob and encoder in the base kit, but those are available to add onto the kit as well.

Base kit contents: