A child dancing while Reachy Mini copies the pose
Reachy Mini

Dance Mirror

kids demo vision mediapipe copycat

Stand in front of Reachy Mini and dance. The robot watches with its camera and copies your head, body, and arms — exaggerated, so kids can see the joke.

Tilt, nod, or turn and the whole robot follows. Raise a hand and the antenna on that side of the stage waves. Step away and Reachy eases back to rest.

What it does

Dance Mirror is a camera copycat. MediaPipe Pose tracks your skeleton in the robot’s live video. A simple mapper turns that into bigger motion on Reachy’s head, body yaw, and antennas.

  • Head + base — look and twist, and the whole robot turns with you
  • Antennas as arms — raise a hand, that side of the stage waves
  • How extra? — a slider from 1× to extra-silly
  • Reset to home — Reachy settles, then follows again

How to use it

  1. Install the app from Reachy Mini Control → Applications.
  2. Start Dance Mirror on the robot (camera apps work best onboard).
  3. Stand in front of the camera, face Reachy, and dance a little bigger than usual.
  4. Open the app UI for the live preview, the extra slider, and Reset to home.
Dance Mirror app screen: camera preview, copycat toggle, extra slider, reset

The in-app controls: camera preview, copycat, extra slider, antennas, reset.

Generative AI For Kids

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Generative AI For Kids

Dance Mirror was made for kids workshops with Generative AI For Kids — a nonprofit that helps children ages 5–12 become AI-native. Workshops, podcasts, and robot challenges. Fun-first, always free.

Visit genai4kidz.com for Reachy Mini robotics sessions, vibe-coding challenges, and the Winter Coding Challenge.

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