# Quantum Mechanical Keyboard

Open-source firmware for customizable computer keyboards using Atmel AVR and Arm USB controller families.

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## Jane Street's custom mechanical keyboard hackathon prize

DevFeed: [Jane Street's custom mechanical keyboard hackathon prize](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/machining-the-ultimate-hackathon-prize-20173.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.janestreet.com/hackathon-keyboards/>)

Author: James Somers

Published: 2019-02-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Jane Street](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jane-street.md>)

Topics: [Hackathon](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hackathon.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Quantum Mechanical Keyboard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/qmk.md>), [Microcontroller](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microcontroller.md>), [Embedded Software Dev](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/embedded-software-dev.md>), [kicad](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kicad.md>), [Arduino](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/arduino.md>)

Tags: [arduino](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/arduino.md>), [competition](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/competition.md>), [firmware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firmware.md>), [hackathon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hackathon.md>), [keyboard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/keyboard.md>), [kicad](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kicad.md>), [pcb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pcb.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>)

### AI overview

Jane Street describes building custom 68-key mechanical keyboards as prizes for the MakeMIT hackathon. The keyboards use walnut cases, brass plates, Cherry MX switches, a Tada 68 PCB, and QMK firmware.

### Source excerpt

Jane Street is sponsoring this year's MakeMIT hackathon, and we wanted to create a prize for the winners that would do justice to the maker spirit of the competition. As makers ourselves - it's not unusual to find a "software" engineer here who hacks on FPGAs or who has a CNC machine at home - it felt natural to get our hands dirty.