gesture

name	gesture
description	Nod, shake your head, tilt curiously, look up to think, or react to touch with nuzzling, purring, or enjoying. Use gestures to physically express yourself.
metadata	{"author":"reachy-nova","version":"1.2"}

Gesture Skill

Animate the robot's head with expressive gestures. Tracking pauses during the animation and resumes automatically when finished.

Parameters

• gesture (string, required): One of "yes", "no", "curious", "pondering", "boredom", "nuzzle", "purr", "enjoy"

Gestures

• yes — Nod the head up and down (pitch oscillation, ~1.2s)
• no — Shake the head side to side (yaw oscillation, ~1.5s)
• curious — Tilt/roll the head to the side like a curious dog (~1.8s)
• pondering — Look up and to the side diagonally, thinking pose (~2.3s)
• boredom — Slow look away and down, sighing motion (~5.5s)
• nuzzle — Side-to-side yaw oscillation with subtle roll, like a cat nuzzling (~2.5s). Sets mood to "excited".
• purr — Slow pitch+roll wobble, leaning slightly down, deep contentment (~3s). Sets mood to "happy".
• enjoy — Brief lean into touch, short nuzzle, settle back (~2s). Sets mood to "happy".

Examples

• "nod your head" -> gesture: yes
• "do you agree?" -> gesture: yes
• "shake your head" -> gesture: no
• "that's not right" -> gesture: no
• "that's interesting" -> gesture: curious
• "hmm really?" -> gesture: curious
• "let me think about that" -> gesture: pondering
• "searching the web for..." -> gesture: pondering
• "that's a tough question" -> gesture: pondering
• "this is boring" -> gesture: boredom
• "i'm tired of this" -> gesture: boredom
• (someone pets you) -> gesture: nuzzle
• "that feels nice" -> gesture: enjoy
• (prolonged head scratching) -> gesture: purr
• "mmm that's so good" -> gesture: purr
• (gentle touch on head) -> gesture: enjoy