---
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

```bash
pip install .
reachy-mini run gesture_mirror
```