Reachy Mini

Reachy Phone Home

E.T. wanted to phone home. Reachy wants your phone to stay home. Camera-based tracking watches your phone's designated spot.

Real-time tracking Expressive reactions Voice + motion Runs locally
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Features

A gentle focus loop with personality

Designed for a desk setup: simple, playful, and obvious when you drift.

Phone and person detection in action

Phone + person detection

YOLO-based vision to spot your phone and understand context.

Reachy expressing emotions and reactions

Expressive reactions

Movements + emotion make accountability feel like a companion, not a timer.

Phone home zone tracking demonstration

Home zone tracking

Define a "home" spot in front of the camera. Phone stays home? Focus vibes.

Web interface

Monitor and tune from your browser

Access Reachy's live status and tweak behavior for real-time feedback.

See what Reachy sees

  • Live status of phone detection and current behavior state.
  • Adjust behavior timings (how long before Reachy reacts).
  • Toggle audio quips. While Reachy is cute, it can be distracting or can bother others
  • Fine-tune detection confidence and processing intervals.

The web interface runs locally alongside the app—no cloud required.

Quick start

Install via the Reachy Mini Control App (Recommended)

Option A

Download the app & run

Recommended if you just want it working fast on Reachy Mini.

  • Place your phone in front of Reachy (camera view).
  • Launch it and let Reachy track the phone “home” zone.

Note: the first run may download YOLO weights automatically.

Option B (optional)

Clone & run with Python

Best for development and tweaking thresholds/behaviors.
Clone and run
git clone <YOUR_REPO_URL>
cd reachy_mini/reachy_phone_home
python reachy_phone_home_app.py
Example flags
python reachy_phone_home_app.py --conf 0.15 --process-every 1
Option C (simulation)

Run without Reachy hardware

Test the app using simulation if you don't have a physical Reachy Mini.

Install the same way as Option A through the Reachy Mini Control app, but select Simulation mode instead of connecting to physical hardware.

Note: Simulation mode uses your webcam for phone detection, but Reachy's head movements won't change the camera POV—you'll miss the full "tracking" experience. Great for testing detection logic.