Researchers created a soft squeezable computer mouse
Mack DeGeurin
created: Sept. 19, 2025, 9:14 p.m. | updated: Sept. 29, 2025, 8:45 p.m.
In the article, associate professor of engineering and digital science and lead researcher Jose Berengueres claims that the contemporary computer mouse design, first introduced in 1968, is contributing to a rise in musculoskeletal disorders.
Although computer usage for the average person has increased drastically in recent decades, the mouse’s fundamental rigid design has remained largely unchanged.
The researchers then presented the design to a group of 25 college students, many of whom were gamers or frequent mouse users.
Prototype of the first computer mouse, invented in 1963 by Douglas C. Engelbart.
The computer mouse has outlived many challengersThis isn’t the first time engineers have tried to rethink the design of the computer mouse.
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