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How to Draw a Robot (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)

To draw a robot, start with a square head and an antenna. Add two big eyes and a mouth with grid lines, then a body with a chest screen. Finish with bendy arms and two short legs.

Finished cartoon robot, light gray with a red ball, white eyes with blue rings, a blue screen, gray mouth and feet, and dark gray soles
The finished robot
Steps
6 easy steps
You need
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Black marker
  • Light gray, gray, dark gray, red and blue crayons

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Teaching this to a class?

Show one step at a time on the board and wait for the class before the next. The directed drawing for kids page explains how to run it.

How to draw a robot step by step

  1. A rounded square head with a short antenna and a round ball on top

    Step 1 of 6: Draw a rounded square head with a short antenna and a round ball on top.

  2. Two big round eyes with black pupils and white shine dots, and a rounded mouth split into five cells

    Step 2 of 6: Add two big round eyes with black pupils and a long mouth split into five cells by four lines.

  3. A short neck and a rounded square body under the head, with a square screen on the chest

    Step 3 of 6: Draw a short neck and a rounded square body under the head, with a square screen on the chest.

  4. Two bendy arms with three segment lines each, curving out from the shoulders and ending in round claw hands

    Step 4 of 6: Add two bendy arms with three segment lines each, curving out from the shoulders to round claws.

  5. Two short legs with one line across each and wide rounded feet under the body

    Step 5 of 6: Draw two short legs with one line across each one and wide rounded feet.

  6. The robot colored light gray with a red ball, white eyes with blue rings, a blue screen, gray mouth and feet, and dark gray soles

    Step 6 of 6: Color it light gray, ball red, eye rings and screen blue, mouth and feet gray, soles dark gray.

Tips for little artists

  • Tip: Press lightly with the pencil first. Trace the lines you like with the marker, then erase the rest.

  • Tip: Make the head and the body about the same width so the robot stands steady.

  • Tip: Space the mouth lines evenly so all five cells are the same size.

Make it yours

  • Robot with a heart

    Draw a red heart on the chest screen instead of leaving it plain.

  • Flying robot

    Draw small flames under the feet instead of the ground.

  • Robot pet

    Draw a tiny robot dog next to your robot, with a square head and four short legs.

Common mistakes and easy fixes

  • The arms look stiff

    Curve each arm out and down like a rainbow before you add the claws.

  • The body is too small

    Make the body about as wide as the head.

  • The legs are uneven

    Draw both legs the same length and start them at the same height.

Fun facts about the robot

  • NASA's Perseverance rover has six wheels, and each wheel has its own motor. (Source: NASA)

  • NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is about the size of a small SUV, not counting its arm. (Source: NASA)

  • On October 11, 2026, NASA's Perseverance rover passed 28 miles driven on Mars, beating the old record set by the Opportunity rover. (Source: NASA)

Questions grown-ups ask

How to draw a robot easy?

Draw a square head with an antenna, then big eyes and a grid mouth. Add a square body, bendy arms and two short legs.

How to draw a robot step by step?

Draw the head, the face, the body and chest screen, the arms and the legs. Color it light gray with a blue screen last.

How to draw a robot for kids?

Build the robot from rounded squares and short lines. Big round eyes make it look friendly.

If your robot came out a little wobbly, that's fine. Your robot is ready to beep. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.

Step 1 of 6

A rounded square head with a short antenna and a round ball on top
Draw a rounded square head with a short antenna and a round ball on top.