README.md

metadata

title: Gesture Mirror
emoji: 🖐️
colorFrom: purple
colorTo: blue
sdk: static
pinned: false
short_description: Hand gestures make the robot react!
tags:
  - reachy_mini
  - reachy_mini_python_app

Gesture Mirror 🖐️🤖

Detects hand gestures (wave, thumbs up, point, peace, fist, open palm) via MediaPipe Hands and makes the Reachy Mini robot react with matching movements.

Reactions

Gesture	Robot Response
👋 Wave	Waves back with head sway
👍 Thumbs Up	Nods approvingly
👆 Point	Looks in pointed direction
✌️ Peace	Excited bounce with antenna wiggle
✊ Fist	Startled shake
🖐️ Open Palm	Calm reset

Features

• Real-time hand gesture recognition using MediaPipe Hands
• Gesture stability tracking (3 consistent frames required)
• Cooldown system to prevent reaction spam
• Smooth interpolated animations between keyframes
• Idle breathing animation when no gestures detected

Requirements

• Camera connected to Reachy Mini
• mediapipe, opencv-python, numpy

Install & Run

pip install .
reachy-mini run gesture_mirror