Step 1
They Get Their Photo Taken
They pose, and our AI reads every feature of the face down to the last detail to work out the perfect line.
Robot + Software + AI in a single system
AI Caricature Booth
AI Caricature Booth
For Events: Portraits In 60 sec
Art Meets Intelligence
Turn a face into a work of art in one minute with PictiaX®, the premium caricature robot and sketch bot. Real drawings, pen on paper, made on the spot.
- Software for life
- 60 seconds per portrait
- Windows and Mac
- Fits in a car trunk
How It Works
Three simple steps and a few minutes later your guest walks off with a caricature good enough to end up on their fridge.
Step 2
They Watch It Draw
The arm draws their portrait on paper, right in front of them, in about 60 seconds. This is the part everyone films.
Step 3
They Take It Home
They leave with the portrait in hand, and the digital copy lands in their inbox to share. Your brand is on both.
Why PictiaX®?
Because the difference isn't just the arm and isn't just the AI, it's the two of them built to work together. That's why the portrait actually looks like the person, why it takes a minute, and why it fits in a suitcase.
It's The Hardware…
Fits In One Suitcase
The arm and both bases go in a small suitcase, and one person sets it up in about ten minutes. No van, no second pair of hands.
Premium Black Finish
Quality materials and a black finish. It's built to be in the photo in front of the guest, not hidden away behind a table.
A Pen That Doesn't Shake
A high quality pen on a holder that absorbs the arm's bounce. That's what keeps the line exact from the first stroke to the last.
…And It's The Software
Continuous Line, Not Dots
Other programs shade with dots and little circles, and up close you can tell a machine did it. Our AI draws continuous lines, the way a hand does.
Our Own Drawing Algorithms
The model that turns a face into lines is ours. It's trained to keep the likeness and to make the drawing look real, not schematic.
The Shortest Path
Before it starts, the AI plans the whole route: the arm doesn't wander back and forth. That's what delivers the portrait in 60 seconds without losing detail.
Does The Likeness Hold Up In Any Photo?
Judge for yourself. On the left the photo the guest uploaded, on the right what came off the arm, untouched.
Mid Shot
DrawingThe framing you see most at an event. The eyes and the smile are recognizable straight away.
Couple In Studio
DrawingTwo faces on the same sheet, each with its own line. Neither of them loses the likeness.
Full Length
DrawingThe whole figure. The pose holds, so does the fall of the dress, right down to the bench she's sitting on.
Small Dog
DrawingA poodle in her arms. The animal gets the same realism as the person: the curls come out loose and her face keeps the likeness.
Wedding Couple
DrawingDress and suit in the same frame, with the updo, the earrings and the cut of the jacket.
Close-Up
DrawingAt this distance the drawing goes after the detail: the exact shape of the hair, the necklace pearl by pearl and the lines on the skin.
Overlapping Planes
DrawingEven with the companions hardest to get to pose, the caricature keeps the realism of the photo.
Overlapping Faces
DrawingTwo heads pressed together. Each face keeps its volume and you can see where one ends and the other begins.
Still Pose
DrawingSeated, still and facing forward. The whole figure fits, waistcoat buttons and buttonhole flower included.
Source photo and caricature untouched, exactly as they come out of the system.
Can You See It At Your Events?
Tell us what events you run and we'll tell you whether the system fits, with price and lead time.
Which Style Can Your Guests Choose?
Go a step further than a plain caricature and surprise your guests. They pick from a range of styles that make the portrait more original while the face stays theirs.
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PictiaX® Portrait
Clean, recognizable line. The one that works at any event
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Caricature
Same features, looser line
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Full Body
Head to toe, in the guest's own pose
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Footballer
Kit, ball and the pitch behind
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Superhero
Cape, mid flight, city below
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Astronaut
Spacesuit, rocket and planets
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Chef
Hat, spoon and a full kitchen
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Skater
Board, ramp and graffiti behind
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Surfer
Board, wave and a palm tree
And This Is What No Other Robot Does
The caricature is just the hook. What the operator takes home is everything that happens around it.
Your own styles
You Decide Which Styles The Guest Sees
For every event you check which styles the guest can choose from when the photo is taken. Nine come in the catalog, and if none of them fits your client you write your own: give it a name, describe the theme and, if you want, the background.
- The guest chooses, you're in chargeYou switch on the styles that suit that event and the guest picks from those. At a wedding, nobody gets 'astronaut' unless you want them to.
- Nine in the catalog, and growingPortrait, caricature, full body, chef, footballer, superhero, astronaut, skater, surfer… plus a realistic line portrait, which isn't a caricature at all.
- Yours, written in a minuteA greengrocer, a bouncy castle company or a football team. You write it, you can create it mid event if you need to, and there's nothing to request or pay for.
- Saved and reusedEvery custom style stays in your account, ready for the next event.
LeadFlow™
Every Portrait Can Leave You A Contact
This is what turns the experience into a marketing tool, and what makes a brand pay to have it on their stand. The guest fills in whatever your client decides before the photo, and the data is ready to export, clean and organized.
- Three modes, one per eventJust the experience, capture contacts, or a full campaign with questions, consents and analytics.
- Your client builds the formName, email, phone, company, job title… plus any questions of their own, with their own options.
- With consent, and exportableThe guest opts in before taking part, and when the event ends the data downloads.
- And the portrait lands in their inboxThe digital copy sends itself. The guest leaves with the paper and with the file.
FutureFlow™
And The Robot Writes Your Future Too
The guest types their name and PictiaX® invents them a future: a line with their name in it and the caricature to match, on the same sheet. It's a game: imagined, not predicted.
- It costs no more than a portrait1 PICTICOIN per guest, same as a normal caricature.
- Ten futures, and you choose whichFortune, travel, love, success, fame… switch on the ones that suit the event.
- On or off, event by eventSwitched off, the same QR shows the usual kiosk. Wedding on Saturday, trade show on Sunday.
- In four languagesEnglish, Spanish, German or Portuguese. One per event.
- The arm writes it, not a printerThe name and the prediction, in the same pen that draws the portrait.
How Does It Compare With Other Drawing Robots?
The differences you'll notice from the very first event.
The difference
| What is being compared | Other robots | PictiaX® |
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| Drawing time | Two or three minutes per portrait2 or 3 min per portrait | Around a minute, and you pick the speedAbout 1 min, your call |
| Line quality | Shaky, doubled lines, and it showsShaky, doubled lines | A clean line, built for an arm and not for a printerClean, continuous line |
| Styles and scenes | A handful of styles and always the same backgroundFew styles, same background | Cartoon styles and different scenes, chosen event by eventSeveral styles per event |
| Your client's brand | A logo stuck in a cornerLogo stuck in a corner | Logo and campaign built into the artwork itselfLogo inside the drawing |
| Systems supported | Software you install, one build per system, and a specific laptop inside the packOne specific laptop | Windows and Mac, plus tablet and phone. It's web based: it opens on the kit you already haveWindows, Mac, tablet and phone |
| What you take to the event | Arm, platform and the pack's kit, each in its own caseArm, platform and kit | The arm and the bases fit in a small suitcase. The software runs on the kit you're already carryingArm and bases in one suitcase |
| Robot design | A white arm straight off the factory lineWhite factory arm | Premium black finish, built to be in the photoPremium black finish |
| Warranty | One or two years, and you pay the shipping on a repairOne or two years | Three years, also if you buy as a businessThree years |
| Monthly fee | Software and cloud subscriptions every monthSubscriptions every month | None. You pay for the system and top up when you workNone |
| The price | Either the robot is expensive up front, or it's cheap and the expensive part comes laterExpensive up front or in credits | $3,500 before tax and out in the open, software included. What you spend after that is your callAffordable kit and cheap credits |
Do The Numbers Work?
If you'd rather go through them with someone, sales will run them with your real events.
Try It On Your Own Face
Upload a photo and within a minute you'll see your caricature right here, made with the same engine the robot uses. It's what your guest takes home, only on paper and drawn in pen.
JPG or PNG. One face only, looking straight at the camera and well lit.
We keep your photo and the drawing for 90 days only to check the quality of the system. We don't publish them, they don't train any AI and we don't give them to anyone.
Drawing your caricature. It can take up to 60 seconds, please keep this page open.
How Much Do You Make From One Event?
PictiaX pays for itself fast. Two or three events and you've made the whole investment back.
| Event | Portraits | What you spend | What you charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wedding | 100 | $13.40 to $19.00 | $600 to $1,200 |
| Brand activation | 180 | $24.15 to $34.20 | $600 to $3,000 |
| Trade show, two days | 400 | $53.65 to $76.00 | $2,500 to $4,000 |
How Many Events Until It's Paid For?
Put your own numbers in and see. You pay for the system once, and after that a portrait costs you one PICTICOIN.
Your annual revenue$21,600
PICTICOINS cost you$322
Your annual profit $21,278
Paid for in 4 events
See The SystemWhat Do You Need To Set It Up?
Four things, and they all fit in a car. The camera comes from the guest: they take the photo with their own phone.
What you need
- The PictiaX® armWith both its bases
- PaperThe consumable it draws on
- A computerThe one you already have, to open the portal
- A small tableFolding, the usual kind
It all fits in the car
The arm and the bases go in a small suitcase. The rest fits in the trunk without folding the seats down and without a van. You don't need a second person to load it or to set it up.
And once you're there, ten minutes
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1
Find a socket
It's the only thing you have to ask the venue for.
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2
Unfold the table
And put the arm and its base on top.
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3
Switch on and go
Open the portal, create the event and the robot is already drawing.
No premises, no permanent staff and no stock to finance.
What Does The Complete System Cost?
For a limited time we're running a launch price that will NEVER come back. Take it before it's gone.
Launch Offer
$3,500
A single payment, plus tax and shipping
- 1 robot arm in the black finish, ready to work
- The full PictiaX® software, forever and with no subscription
- An account with 2 setups: each one a computer with the Bridge and its robot
- 500 PICTICOINS, which is 500 portraits, with no expiry date
- 2 bases: 4 × 6" and 6 × 8"
- A pack of marketing and legal material
PICTICOINS
from $0.12
Per portrait, and it drops with volume
- One PICTICOIN per portrait drawn
- Covers face analysis, line, style and branding layer
- Top it up when you need to, with no fixed fee
- Cap the portraits and the balance per event, if you want to
- We quote you your own price based on your volume
Already Got An Arm?
On request
The software on the robot you already own
- PictiaX® runs on a range of arm models
- Every drawing arm speaks G-code
- No changing manufacturer and no changing kit
- Quoted on your event volume
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is PictiaX®?
It's the complete AI caricature system: the robot arm, the software that runs it and the AI that draws. A finished product ready to work, not a license on its own.
Is PictiaX® a sketch bot?
Yes. “Sketch bot” is how people search for robots that draw a live sketch of each guest, and PictiaX® is an AI one: it draws on paper in one continuous line, like a hand, in around 60 seconds.
How long does one portrait take from start to finish?
Around 60 seconds from start to finish. With a line you drop the detail and raise the speed; when there's time you raise the detail and the line comes out finer.
What does the system cost?
The complete system is $3,500, with the robot, the software forever, 500 portraits and both bases. After that you only top up PICTICOINS, from $0.12 a portrait. No monthly fee.
How much can you charge for an event?
You set the price per activation, based on your market and the type of event. At 100 portraits you spend between $13.40 and $19.00, so almost everything you charge stays with you.
Does it work on Windows and on Mac?
On both. The portal is web based and opens the same on Windows, Mac, tablet and phone. PictiaX® Bridge, the piece that talks to the arm, has a version for both systems.
Do I need to know about robotics or computers?
No. The system arrives assembled and configured. Plug it in, create the event from your phone and put the QR where people can see it. Setting up takes about ten minutes.
Will it run on a robot I already have?
Yes. Every drawing arm speaks G-code and our communication layer sits separately, so PictiaX® runs on a range of models, budget ones included.
What happens if the venue's Wi-Fi is bad?
You carry on working. Generating the portrait needs a connection, like any system that uses AI, but you don't depend on the venue's Wi-Fi: you can tether to your phone, and if the network drops for a moment the queue is saved and whatever is pending retries on its own when it comes back. No portrait is lost and nothing has to be started again.
What happens to the guests' photos?
The original photo is kept for around a day and after that only the portrait lives on. Consent is always asked for before the image is processed.
Can I put my client's brand on the drawing?
Yes. A logo, a message or a whole campaign is built into the artwork itself. That's what lets you sell the activation as sponsorship rather than entertainment.
