Levitating Computer Mouse ‘The Bat’ Aims To Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

If you think your computer mouse needs a major upgrade, you might be in luck. Famed Russian designer Vadim Kibardin, 2012 winner of the DESIGN AND DESIGN International Award, has recently announced that he is developing a levitating computer mouse. And continuing the theme of naming our point-and-click devices after small mammals, it’s appropriately called "The Bat."

The Bat looks like a magician’s trick, but the technology behind it is simple: magnetic rings keep it afloat, and it hovers 10 millimeters beneath the weight of a user’s hand, with a 40 millimeter maximum height when not in use.