diff --git a/examples/leap_sphero.go b/examples/leap_sphero.go
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+++ b/examples/leap_sphero.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"math"
+
+	"github.com/hybridgroup/gobot"
+	"github.com/hybridgroup/gobot/platforms/leap"
+	"github.com/hybridgroup/gobot/platforms/sphero"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	gbot := gobot.NewGobot()
+
+	leapAdaptor := leap.NewLeapMotionAdaptor("leap", "127.0.0.1:6437")
+	spheroAdaptor := sphero.NewSpheroAdaptor("Sphero", "/dev/tty.Sphero-YBW-RN-SPP")
+
+	leapDriver := leap.NewLeapMotionDriver(leapAdaptor, "leap")
+	spheroDriver := sphero.NewSpheroDriver(spheroAdaptor, "sphero")
+
+	work := func() {
+		gobot.On(leapDriver.Event("message"), func(data interface{}) {
+			hands := data.(leap.Frame).Hands
+
+			if len(hands) > 0 {
+				x := math.Abs(hands[0].Direction[0])
+				y := math.Abs(hands[0].Direction[1])
+				z := math.Abs(hands[0].Direction[2])
+				spheroDriver.SetRGB(scale(x), scale(y), scale(z))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	robot := gobot.NewRobot("leapBot",
+		[]gobot.Connection{leapAdaptor, spheroAdaptor},
+		[]gobot.Device{leapDriver, spheroDriver},
+		work,
+	)
+
+	gbot.AddRobot(robot)
+
+	gbot.Start()
+}
+
+func scale(position float64) uint8 {
+	return uint8(gobot.ToScale(gobot.FromScale(position, 0, 1), 0, 255))
+}