20+ Prompt ideas for creating Mechs, Robots, and Androids with Midjourney
Inspiration to create stunning generative AI art
Inspiration to create stunning generative AI art
Do you want to generate intricate robots infused with a gritty cyberpunk aesthetic? Want to create a beautiful technological android? In this article I’ll share the best prompts I’ve found to generate awesome mechanical beings with Midjourney or any other AI art generator. Get ready to explore the technical side of creating unforgettable sci-fi visions.
Useful tokens to build amazing sci-fi prompts
In my experience with Midjourney, I’ve found out there are different paths and tokens to achieve the desired style. Let’s take a look at a list of tokens that will help you achieve different types of results.
Type of Construct:
Robot
Cyborg
Android
Mech
Cybernetic Man/Woman
Robotic Body
Droid
Sci-fi biomechanical humanoid
Design & Construction:
Sleek
Armored
Articulated
Industrial
Modular
Weathered
Biomechanical
Function & Purpose:
Combat
Exploration
Service
Labor
Surveillance
Style:
Retro
Cyberpunk
Anime-inspired
Minimalist
Realistic
Illustrated
Abstract
Cartoonish
Steampunk
Biopunk
Ready? Let’s dive in.
Basic Robots
Midjourney has a defined style for mechs, robots and androids. Just add a few descriptions, and you will get awesome-looking bots.
A portrait photo shot with Hasselblad X1D of a futuristic battle robot with glowing yellow eyes, raining futuristic city — ar 3:4 — stylize 400 — v 6.0
Dynamic photography of robotic mech, sleek design, sharp edges, colored skeleton texture, enigmatic glow, electric accents, oblique — high angle, empty background, backlit, hyper-realistic, hyper-detailed, urban background, cinematic lights — v 6.0 — ar 3:4
Beautiful Androids
Midjourney can deliver great images mixing technology with beauty. Take a look at these examples:
Dynamic photography shot of android girl turning back, looking at camera, pretty girl, robotic, cool Sa, full body, worn gear, sci-fi urban background, — ar 3:4 — stylize 750 — v 6.0
Beautiful female android in the style of Hajime Sorayama, relaxed mood, reflective surfaces, wires and machinery — ar 3:4 — stylize 750 — v 6.0
Beautiful photograph of a cybernetic woman with electric and neuronal glowing, intricate circuitry adorning her face and body, cinematic shot, intricate detail, sci-fi, hyper-detailed, insane details — ar 3:4 — stylize 250 — niji 6
Dynamic cybernetic geisha robot in the style of techno-noir, sci-fi, realistic, reflecting surfaces, raytracing, Unreal engine — ar 3:4 — v 6.0
Hulking Mechs
To generate giant Mechs, you will need to describe the scene and the sizes of your subjects. Make sure to use Giant, Colossal, and similar keywords.
In a futuristic city, a colossal Samurai Robot, towering to the size of skyscrapers, strides through with a sleek 4K UHD design. Its imposing scale, adorned in a striking red color, mirrors the design of a samurai. The robot is armed with a bazooka, seamlessly blending advanced technology with traditional samurai aesthetics — ar 3:4 — stylize 250 — v 6.0
A giant mech made of trash, large cannons and rocket launchers, walking in an ocean with large waves. Rockets are launching rockets. small ships are swimming around — ar 3:4 — v 6.0
Photographic illustration of cyberpunk armored giant red mech stands a distance away from the city, in the style of anime art, monumental figures, realistic blue skies, chaotic academia, calming, epic, anime-inspired — ar 3:4 — v 6.0
Cyborgs in Action
Your mechanized stars will certainly dive into dynamic scenes. Describe the actions, and add the keywords Dynamic, Action Scene, and similar words to your prompt.
Award-winning close-up photography of a red cyborg in heavy armor with tooth, barrage of fire from an energy weapon, combat drones, ISO 800, 1/250s — ar 3:4 — niji 6
Robot fighting with a gun, detailed mechanics, white mecha, armored core, hawken, black-colored visor, ZBrush, glowing eyes, digital 3D, DataGRAPH, hard surface, 24K, in the style of Gundam, blur effect, sparks in foreground, flames in background — ar 3:4 — v 6.0
Award-winning dynamic action photograph close up of battle cyborg in combat, glitch art poster, hyper-realistic, slender, glowing/glimmering, subsurface-scattering, glows, high contrast, cinematic, urban background — ar 3:4 — niji 6 — s 750
Fashion Bots
There is no reason our bots shouldn’t dress in a fun way. Either using street fashion, or more stylish gear, bots look awesome.
Medium body portrait of a standing Vtuber, male robot with a fashion colored jacket and cargo pants, the helmet of the robot is made of glass and has a led dot matrix where the robot can show emotions, anime art style, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto style, hyper detailed, mists, smoke, hyper defined, neon urban background, depth of field — ar 3:4 — stylize 500 — niji 6
Futuristic sleek droid wearing high-end fashion jacket, hyperrealistic scene, wearing modern fashion frames and headphones, reflective surfaces, studio light, orange background — ar 3:4 — v 6.0 — chaos 2
Photography of faceless minimalistic kevlar droid, black chitinous, menacing, aliencore, black and orange minimalism, cinematic movie still, urban background — niji 6 — ar 3:4
Photography of sleek robotic android in a suit and sunglasses, Bauhaus, glowcore, unusual angle, misty city background, atmospheric, neon colors, close up intensity — ar 3:4 — v 6.0
Robotic Style
Adding an art style is one way to get awesome new robotic designs. If you want to avoid getting a vintage robot, make sure to include the tokens modern/futurist/sci-fi in the prompt.
Photographic illustration of a modern robotic body, in the style of Art Deco, layers of jewelry over the suit, hyper-realistic, minimalist, decadent, elegant, shiny, highly detailed and layered, turquoise, copper and gold — stylize 250 — niji 6 — ar 3:4
Sci-fi biomechanical humanoid in the style of modern Art Deco, gold and black, elegant luxury, hyper-detailed, hyper-realistic — ar 3:4 — v 6.0
Dynamic photography of black and red gothic cyborg with a glowing greatsword, studio light, close-up shot, realistic photo, dark orange burgundy, ornamented background, motion — ar 3:4 — v 6.0
Dynamic image of an anime style armor with a huge sword, in the style of hyper-realistic sci-fi, jagged edges, Prateep Kochabua, intense close-ups, steel/iron frame construction, urban background, fire, depth of field, sparky bokeh — ar 3:4 — niji 6
Objects as Robots
This is a trick I like. Use the regular description of any robot, but change the word “robot” for any other object. Midjourney will deliver unexpected results!
Symmetrical photography of a futuristic full armor grenade and needle missile design with an unusually long, thin torso with lightning huge Cannons protruding from the spine. — ar 3:4 — v 6
Monster Robots
Not all bots are cold. We can make them more savage with tokens like Ghoulpunk, Savage, and similar words.
Dynamic medium shot of futuristic robot, in the style of ghoulpunk, covered by sharp blobs of metallic clay, rendered in cinema4d, malignant presence, evil eyes, roaring maw, menacing spikes, sharp angles, faceted shapes, worn gear, sci-fi urban background — ar 3:4 — v 6.0
Classical Mechas
Now, let’s make our variations of classic robots.
Gundam in the style of Gundam cinematic poster, photographic, close up intensity, depth of field, sparks in foreground — ar 3:4 — v 6.0
Cute Bots
Finally, some cute bots to wrap up.
A cute high-tech robot wearing a colored sweater and pants, street shoes, colorful illustrations, cartoon characters, 3D animation design, sci-fi urban background — ar 3:4 — stylize 750 — v 6.0
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