How to Draw a Robot: Easy Step-by-Step for Kids
How to draw a robot in 16 easy steps
Robots are made for drawing: this one is nothing but rectangles, straight lines and a few circles, so every step feels doable. A square head, a big boxy body, claw hands, flat stompy feet and a little antenna on top, and suddenly there is a friendly robot looking back at you.
Follow the sixteen steps below on paper, or tap "Draw it live" and DrawAlong will guide each line on screen, checking every stroke as you go.
How to draw a robot, step by step
1Draw the square head with round corners
Start with the head: a wide square with round corners, sitting near the top of your page.
2Draw the big boxy body under the head
Below it, draw the body: an even bigger box with round corners. Leave a small gap between the head and the body.
3Connect the head and body with a short neck line
Connect the head and body with a short straight line on the left. That is one side of the neck.
4Add a second neck line next to it
Add a second short line next to it to finish the neck.
5Draw the left arm with a claw at the end
Now the left arm: start at the body, go straight out, then down, and end with a two-prong claw. Robots love claws.
6Draw the right arm with its claw
Draw the matching arm on the right side, claw and all.
7Draw the left leg with a flat foot
Time for the left leg: go down from the body, then out into a wide flat foot, and back up.
8Draw the right leg with a flat foot
Draw the right leg and foot the same way. Now your robot can stand!
9Draw the antenna with a little ball on top
Draw the antenna: a short line up from the top of the head with a little round ball at the tip.
10Draw the first round eye
Draw the first eye: a nice round circle in the head.
11Draw the second round eye
Add the second eye next to it.
12Draw a long rectangle mouth
Draw the mouth: a long skinny rectangle under the eyes, like a speaker grill.
13Add a little line inside the mouth
Add a short line down the middle of the mouth to finish the grill.
14Draw the control panel on the chest
Draw a rectangle on the chest. That is the robot's control panel.
15Add a round button on the panel
Add a round button inside the panel.
16Add one more button. Beep boop, all done!
Add one more button next to it. Beep boop, your robot is complete!
Time to color!
Try a gray head, arms and legs with a sky blue body, then make the eyes glow yellow and give the buttons two different colors, like coral and green.
In the live version, coloring is tap-to-fill: pick a color, tap a part, done.
Frequently asked questions
- What age is this robot drawing for?
- It works best for ages 5 to 8. There are sixteen steps, which is more than our beginner drawings, but every single line is straight or a simple circle, so patient younger kids can absolutely finish it too.
- What if the lines come out wobbly?
- Wobbly is fine! In the live version, DrawAlong checks each stroke gently and generously, so a shaky line still counts. On paper, wobbly robots just look friendlier.
- What do we need to get started?
- On paper, just a pencil and crayons. The guided version runs free in any web browser on a tablet, phone or computer, and drawing with a finger or stylus both work great.
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