Once you’ve picked the drawing you want to have virtually displayed on paper, the app asks you to draw five circles on your paper — three on top, one on the left side and one on the bottom.

If you like what you see, the robot will then begin to draw your portrait on a piece of paper. It does this using two human-like arms which are made from aluminium and driven by two stepper motors.

Looking on the bright side: Emily Baker and her 14-year-old daughter Zoe hone their drawing skills at the Big Draw workshop Emily Baker rediscovers the simple joy of putting pencil to paper I don ...

If you have a pen and paper handy, let’s do a little experiment. Picture a cashew. Now pick up your pen and draw a little sketch of one, then put the drawing face down somewhere you can’t see it.