Gesture & Motion Recognition

AI-powered gesture recognition and motion tracking for intuitive, touch-free user control

Enable gesture recognition and motion tracking with Farnell’s embedded AI development platforms, AI development kits, reference designs, single-board computers, sensors, and AI components. Our solutions are ideal for smart devices, industrial automation, interactive interfaces, and IoT applications, integrating real-time gesture control, AI algorithms, and edge AI processing for touch-free, intuitive user experiences.

Farnell connects developers with AI hardware, vision and motion sensors, development boards, and pre-configured reference designs to accelerate gesture-based AI application development. Whether you’re building interactive displays, robotic control systems, or smart home devices, our kits and components enable rapid prototyping, scalability, and high-performance edge AI solutions.

Applications

Hand Gesture Recognition

AI-powered hand tracking for touch-free control in smart devices, automotive systems, and interactive displays.

Body Gestures

Embedded AI and motion tracking for fitness, gaming, robotics, and industrial automation.

Sign Language Interpretation

Real-time gesture recognition for translating sign language into text or speech to improve accessibility.

Human-Computer Interaction

Gesture-based interfaces for AR/VR, smart wearables, and immersive user experiences.

Driver Monitoring Systems

AI gesture detection for driver attention monitoring and in-vehicle safety applications.

Videos

Machine Learning Anomaly Detect Demo - FXLS8974

Smart HMI Turnkey Solution Overview

Industrial HMI (Human-Machine Interface) Solutions Overview

Battery-Less Smart Gym Band Using Motion Sensors and NTAG5 Link

Machine Learning from the Edge to The Cloud with NXP and AWS

The Empowered Edge - NXP Machine Learning at the Edge

Videos

People Tracking Using Analog Devices Time-of-Flight Solutions

Gesture and Motion Tracking Using ADIs Time of Flight Technology

Analog Devices 3D Time of Flight Development Platform

Home Robotics Powered by 3D Mapping from Analog Devices

3D Photobooth Enabled by High-Resolution Time-Of-Flight

At-Home Shopping Comes Alive with 3D Scanning from Analog Devices

Wide BW MEMS Accelerometers Enabling Condition-Based Monitoring

Infrared Gesture Recognition Module for HMI Applications

Videos

Gesture Tracking on Thermostat with VL53L5CX

Gesture Recognition with ToF sensors: VL53L1X + Ultra Light Driver (ULD)

STM32N6 - Hand gesture recognition demo

People Counting Using a Single ST Time-of-Flight Sensor

Discover the new Gesture Recognition feature for VL53L5CX Time-of-Flight sensor openi

Graphics, Artificial Intelligence and Voice UI Applications with the STM32H7A3/B3 - W

STM32H7 series dual-core microcontroller - Webinar replay

Videos

Why Adaptive Computing Matters

Unboxing the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU111 Evaluation Kit

Introducing RFSoc DFE Adaptive SoC for Radio

Machine Learning Inferencing in Edge Applications

Inference Acceleration in High Density Compute Server

Introducing the Versal Evaluation Kits

Unboxing the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU216 Evaluation Kit

Videos

Capacitive Proximity Detection, Air Gesture and Multi-touch on 13.3" HMI Demonstratio

Getting Started with the SAM IoT WG Development Board

2D Multi-Touch and 3D Gestures for Displays

First Automotive-Qualified 3D Gesture Recognition Controller

ML on 32 bit MCUs - Gesture Recognition with SensiML


Applications

Internet of Things

Internet of Things

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

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Industrial Automation & Control

Industrial Automation & Control

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Transportation

Transportation

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Healthcare

Healthcare

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Robotics

Robotics

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Maintenance & Safety

Maintenance & Safety

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Alternative Energy

Alternative Energy

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