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Detection runs inside the daemon (YuNet on ONNX Runtime), so the script only toggles tracking and polls the latest face target.</p> <p>Run with:</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5   text-gray-600  " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg><!----> <div class=" absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0 "><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent;"></div> Copied</div><!----></button><!----></div> <pre class="language-bash "><!---->python head_tracking.py<!----></pre></div><!----> <p><code>start_head_tracking(weight=...)</code> accepts a blend factor: <code>1.0</code> lets tracking own the head, <code>0.0</code> pauses detection (freeing the head and CPU) without stopping the tracker — useful to hand the head back to an application between conversation turns.</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5   text-gray-600  " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg><!----> <div class=" absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0 "><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent;"></div> Copied</div><!----></button><!----></div> <pre class="language-python "><!---->
<span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> reachy_mini <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> ReachyMini

<span class="hljs-keyword">with</span> ReachyMini() <span class="hljs-keyword">as</span> mini:
    mini.start_head_tracking()
    <span class="hljs-keyword">try</span>:
        <span class="hljs-keyword">while</span> <span class="hljs-literal">True</span>:
            <span class="hljs-comment"># Waits for the next daemon status broadcast, so the loop runs at ~1 Hz.</span>
            face = mini.get_tracked_face()
            <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> face.detected:
                <span class="hljs-built_in">print</span>(<span class="hljs-string">f&quot;Face at x=<span class="hljs-subst">{face.x:+<span class="hljs-number">.2</span>f}</span>, y=<span class="hljs-subst">{face.y:+<span class="hljs-number">.2</span>f}</span>&quot;</span>)
            <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span>:
                <span class="hljs-built_in">print</span>(<span class="hljs-string">&quot;No face detected&quot;</span>)
    <span class="hljs-keyword">except</span> KeyboardInterrupt:
        <span class="hljs-keyword">pass</span>
    <span class="hljs-keyword">finally</span>:
        mini.stop_head_tracking()<!----></pre></div><!----> <a class="!text-gray-400 !no-underline text-sm flex items-center not-prose mt-4" href="https://github.com/pollen-robotics/reachy_mini/blob/main/docs/source/examples/head_tracking.md" target="_blank"><svg class="mr-1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M31,16l-7,7l-1.41-1.41L28.17,16l-5.58-5.59L24,9l7,7z"></path><path d="M1,16l7-7l1.41,1.41L3.83,16l5.58,5.59L8,23l-7-7z"></path><path d="M12.419,25.484L17.639,6.552l1.932,0.518L14.351,26.002z"></path></svg><!----> <span><span class="underline">Update</span> on GitHub</span></a><!----> <p></p><!--]--><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--> <!--[-1--><!--]--><!--]-->
			
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