{"id":13185,"date":"2015-08-19T16:15:09","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T15:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13185"},"modified":"2015-08-19T16:15:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T15:15:09","slug":"leds-that-move-and-mirror-your-hand-movements-with-a-leap-motion-and-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13185","title":{"rendered":"LEDs that move and mirror your hand movements with a Leap Motion and a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pubnub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/pubnub_leapmotion_RaspberryPi_servo_iot_DIY.gif?resize=480%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over at PubNub, they&#8217;ve been using Java to do some great things. This time, they&#8217;re using it to interact with a Leap Motion. Movements in the user&#8217;s hands are replicated with servos. Attached to the servos are some 8&#215;8 LED matrices. It&#8217;s all great, blinky fun that is, with the right equipment easily reproduce-able. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pubnub.com\/blog\/motion-controlled-servos-with-leap-motion-raspberry-pi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Take a look here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over at PubNub, they&#8217;ve been using Java to do some great things. This time, they&#8217;re using it to interact with a Leap Motion. Movements in the user&#8217;s hands are replicated with servos. 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