Twitch Plays Reachy: Community Robot Control #4
Description
Overview
Let Twitch chat control Reachy's movements and expressions in real-time.
Features
- Chat command parsing (!wave, !dance, !look left, !antenna wiggle)
- Voting system for movement decisions
- Queue management for commands
- Cooldowns and spam prevention
- Stream overlay showing current state and upcoming commands
Technical Approach
- Twitch IRC/EventSub integration
- Command queue with priority system
- Safe movement bounds checking
- OBS integration for overlays
- Moderation tools (banned commands, trusted users)
Potential Extensions
- Channel point redemptions for special movements
- Polls for robot personality/mood
- Collaborative choreography mode
- Cross-platform (YouTube, TikTok) support
This is a roadmap item tracked at runreachyrun.com