That makes sense, I plan to buy some replacements once you guys have this materials issue straightened out
I just stopped and took notice, the bubbles are happening exactly where my hand is putting pressure on the material. Also my batteries have been disconnected for quite some time, almost immediately after the official release
Is there a reason why rubber is being used and not silicone?
I think availability and price. The material properties seemed to be essentially the same, but maybe we should reconsider. We’ll look into it.
I’ve been using the Wooting wrist rest for a few years now and I’m surprised that more companies don’t offer silicone ones. It’s by far the best one I’ve used to-date. I’d probably buy uhk80 on the spot if it came with that stock.
I have batteries, an early version of the UHK 80, and no bubbles. 
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Is it possible to get the .step file so I can 3d print the wrist rests in a softer tpu?
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I have the Wooting wrist rest sitting in my drawer.
I just looked at it and although I have not used it a lot it got shiny where my hands touched it, it just does not look good.
Compared to that the wrist rest on my UHK 80 still looks like brand new.
So compared to the UHK 80 wrist rest that I have the Wooting wrist rest is clearly less durable.
I don’t know about the ones that are delivered now with newer UHK 80s, but for the one I have I definitely prefer the UHK 80 wrist rest material over the Wooting.
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I have this problem with my rubber rest of UHK60, I assumed it’s just because of long use and since I’m lazy at dyi and dunno if i’ll able to fix it somehow I just ordered a replacement like a day ago. is this not expected to be like that after long use? (about a year)
No one has had any problems with the rubber UHK 60 palm rest so far, so I’m surprised. Feel free to email a picture to support. We’re curious.
Can I ask whether prospective buyers of the UHK80 should hold off for the moment until the rubber issue is identified or is a fix not that close, and we should therefore buy soon and possibly do a recall/swap later?
Many thanks
My suggestion is that don’t delay, buy many UHKs today.
We still haven’t gotten to the bottom of this, but worst case scenario, we’ll ship you spare palm rests.
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I have this problem as well. Pics:
I received the “your order is ready to ship” email on January 21, 2025.
Unfortunately mine is now reaching the point where it’s starting to become unusable. The bubble is so high that it regularly pushes the top of the pad out which is then getting caught on the bottom row of keys.
I’m going to look into a DIY solution while we wait for a proper resolution
Edit: Going to give this material a shot, note the preview shows the 1/2", but there is a 1/8" option. I measured the current pads thickness as about 1/8" (3.175 mm)
This will be here Friday, I’ll report back once I’ve installed it.
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Has this happened to anyone that does NOT have the riser?
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shipped 11.03.2025
Used without the riser or anything—just flat on my desk.
Both sides have that problem, but the left side looks much worse.
I just fixed it with double-sided tape, but I’m not sure how long this solution will last.
I used double-sided tape as well, but unfortunately, it only worked for a week or so. My bubble eventually grew beyond the tape’s strength. 
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No battery
No riser
Just regular usage.
The roll ended up getting lost in shipping so I ordered a different one:
Of the 8 pads this includes I only needed less than half of a single one. It turned out okay, I think I actually would have preferred a 1/16" inch instead of 1/8" now that I’m feeling it. This is still far better than the bubbling rubber which was regularly getting caught under some of my modifier keys, causing them to stick and result in errant keypresses
I just traced the existing pad with a box cutter and used the adhesive backing to apply it to the plastic battery covers. I plan to get replacement rubber once the materials issue is resolved, but this works for now
Just so it’s clear, I’m using low profile switches and low profile keycaps, so my original rubber was also flush with the caps. However the depth I measured of the old rubber (1/8") was accounting for the height of it wrapping around the battery cover, the part on the cover is much thinner, hence me wishing I had purchased thinner foam
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