An innovative smart keyboard designed to significantly improve typing ability for people living with Parkinson’s disease has been named a Global Winner of the prestigious 2025 James Dyson Award.

The groundbreaking invention, called “OnCue”, was created by Italian product designer Alessandra Galli as a school thesis project at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

It’s the first assistive keyboard that integrates cues to help manage motor symptoms like tremors, slowed movement (bradykinesia), and ‘freezing’.

“OnCue is a clever and empowering solution, allowing people with Parkinson’s and other motor conditions to stay connected and communicate independently,” said the award’s founder James Dyson, a visionary inventor known for his persistence in developing groundbreaking pr

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