Sketch Bot Rental NYC — AI Robot Sketch Artist

A sketch bot is an AI-powered robot sketch artist. It photographs your guest, uses generative AI to turn the photo into a hand-drawn-style portrait or caricature, then a robotic arm physically draws the sketch on paper in real time. It delivers the charm of a live sketch artist or caricature artist — but faster, with unlimited capacity, and with a robot show your guests will film and share.

Each sketch takes about 1–2 minutes depending on the level of detail — quick face-only portraits finish closer to a minute, while detailed full-body sketches with backgrounds take around two. And because every event includes two sketch bots drawing side by side, we serve 60+ guests per hour — four to six times more than a traditional caricature artist, who typically draws 10–15 per hour.

A live caricature artist draws roughly 10–15 guests per hour, so at larger events most guests never get one. Our setup includes two sketch bots drawing side by side — a finished sketch every 1–2 minutes each, 60+ guests per hour — and they draw consistently all night, adds AI-themed backgrounds and branding, and the robot itself is a crowd-drawing spectacle. For trade shows, brand activations, and events over ~50 guests, the sketch bot wins on both throughput and wow factor.

Yes. We add your logo, event name, hashtag, or sponsor branding to every printed sketch and digital share. We can also build custom themed prompts that draw guests in your brand’s world — product in hand, branded outfits, or a custom backdrop scene. It’s a take-home brand impression guests actually keep.

Both. Every guest takes home the physical sketch drawn by the robot, and receives a high-resolution digital copy via QR code, text, or email — perfect for Instagram. All sketches are also collected in a private online gallery for your event.

Almost none — the entire two-bot setup fits on a single 6 ft table. Guests snap their own photo on one of two iPads in selfie mode, and no backdrop is required, so it works in tight trade show booths, cocktail spaces, and lounges where a full photo booth won’t fit. All we need is a standard power outlet. Every rental includes delivery, setup, breakdown, and a professional on-site attendant who keeps both bots running smoothly.

We provide sketch bot rentals throughout the NYC tri-state area: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey, and Connecticut — including major venues like the Javits Center, Pier Sixty, and Brooklyn Expo Center. We’ve been serving NYC events since 2013. Contact us to check availability for your date.