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Introducing Our New Sketch Robots – Live Hand-Drawn Portraits at Your Event

Surrey FaceBooth proudly introduces the Sketch Robots — robotic arms that draw your guests' photos as real pen-on-paper portraits, live in front of their eyes.

We're excited to announce the newest addition to the Surrey FaceBooth hire range — and this one draws a crowd in every sense.

A guest has their photo taken, our AI software converts it into a unique line drawing, and a robotic arm picks up a real pen and draws it on a 6×4" card — stroke by stroke, while everyone watches. A minute or two later, the guest is holding an original hand-drawn portrait of themselves that didn't exist when they walked up to the table.

Sketch robot hire is available now across Surrey, London, the South East and UK-wide.

Close-up of a sketch robot's pen drawing a guest's portrait on a branded event card

What Makes the Sketch Robots Special?

1. Real Pen, Real Paper

This isn't a print or a digital filter. Every portrait is physically drawn with a pen on paper — every line, every stroke. Each sketch is a genuine one-of-one original that guests take home and keep.

2. The Drawing Is the Show

Watching a robotic arm work through a portrait line by line is entertainment in itself. Guests gather round the table to see each sketch appear, queue up to be next, and stay to watch — the station becomes a talking point all night.

3. Two Robots as Standard

Every hire includes two sketch robots drawing side by side — where many companies supply one and charge extra for a second. Two guests are sketched at once, so the queue keeps moving and nobody waits long for their moment.

Two guests watching a sketch robot arm draw a portrait live at a party with disco lighting

4. A Style for Every Event

From clean line-art portraits to playful caricatures, there's a range of sketch styles to suit the look and feel of your event. Couples and pairs can even be sketched together from one photo.

5. Always Attended

A trained operator runs every session — taking each guest's photo, setting the style, managing the queue and keeping the pens and paper topped up throughout the hire.

6. Brand the Paper

For corporate events and brand activations, we can print your logo, event name or campaign artwork onto the cards the robots draw on. Every portrait then goes home — and onto desks, fridges and pinboards — carrying your branding. It's a keepsake guests genuinely hold onto.

Smiling guest holding his finished hand-drawn portrait on a branded card

See It in Action

Watch a guest's portrait go from photo to finished pen-on-paper sketch.

Perfect For

Weddings – a hand-drawn portrait of every guest, and couples sketched together — a genuinely different keepsake from the day.
Corporate parties – a talking point that gets colleagues mingling, with company branding on every card.
Brand activations & product launches – the live-drawing robots pull a steady crowd to your stand, and every sketch leaves carrying your logo.
Award nights & gala dinners – a natural icebreaker between sessions, with sponsor branding on the paper.
Birthdays & private parties – every guest leaves with an original drawing of themselves.

Want the full details, specs and FAQs? Visit our Sketch Robot Hire page.