Trade Shows • Expos • Brand Activations • Toronto & GTA

Be the booth
they actually stop at.

A piloted photobooth that gives attendees a reason to stop, stay, and take your name home.

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Trade Shows
Brand Activations
Expos & Conventions
Product Launches
Lead Generation
Branded Prints
Toronto & GTA
Trade Shows
Brand Activations
Expos & Conventions
Product Launches
Lead Generation
Branded Prints
Toronto & GTA

Most trade show booths get a glance. A few get a conversation. Almost none get remembered on the drive home. The ones that do gave the attendee something physical to take with them.

The Trade Show Problem

Foot traffic is easy.
Being remembered isn't.

  • Attendees collect 40 business cards and bin most of them by Monday
  • A branded photo print stays on a desk, a fridge, a phone camera roll
  • Akari draws a crowd to your booth and gives every visitor a reason to stop
  • Contact capture at the point of delivery, with lead gen built into the experience

What You Get

Three things most
booths can't deliver.

Crowd draw, brand touchpoint, and lead capture. Most booths do one. This does all three.

Foot Traffic
  • A roaming robot draws attention from across the floor
  • Crowds form naturally. No pitch required.
  • Neighbours notice. Competitors notice.
Brand Recall
  • Your logo on every print: roaming, or from a branded or greenscreen backdrop wall
  • Digital photo shared from the show floor for live reach
  • First thing they find when clearing their bag on Monday
  • Screen and print both branded: the booth software is ours, not a rental's
Lead Capture
  • Email or phone collected at digital delivery, frictionlessly
  • No clipboard, no scan gun, no awkward ask
  • Every photo taken is a lead captured

The Honest Comparison

vs. everything
else at the show.

Outcome Akari Robot Corner Booth Branded Swag
Draws a crowd without a pitch ✓ Always ✗ Rarely ✗ Never
Delivers a physical takeaway ✓ Every visit ✓ If they queue ✓ Yes
Captures lead data automatically ✓ Built-in ✗ Manual only ✗ No
Brand visible in shared social posts ✓ Every photo ✗ Inconsistent ✗ Rarely
Works the full show floor ✓ Moves all day ✗ Stationary ✗ n/a
Generates genuine dwell time at your stand ✓ Reliably ✗ Sporadic ✗ No
Zero venue power or WiFi required ✓ Self-powered ✗ Needs power ✓ Yes
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Unlimited Prints
4K
Camera Resolution
15s
Print Speed
100%
Lead Capture Rate

On the Day

Set up once.
Works all day.

You focus on the conversations. Akari handles the draw, the photos, and the leads. Zero management required once the show starts.

We Set Up Before the Doors Open

Fully self-powered. Ready before the first attendee walks in.

The Robot Works Your Stand All Day

Stationed at your stand or roaming the floor to pull attendees back. Most use both.

Branded Print + Digital + Lead Captured

Branded print in 15 seconds; they enter an email for the digital copy. That's your lead.

Full Lead List + Gallery Delivered Post-Show

Every contact delivered in a clean report after the show. A warm list for sales.

Why Akari

What a static booth
activation can't do.

It Goes to Them

  • Most booths wait to be found. Akari finds the attendee.
  • Roams the surrounding floor, pulling people back
  • Your brand visible across the whole show, not just your stand

The Lead Ask Is Invisible

  • Contact collected as part of getting the digital photo
  • No clipboard, no scan, no sales pitch required
  • Conversion happens naturally, not transactionally

Dwell Time You Can't Buy

  • People form around the robot. Dwell time increases naturally.
  • Longer at your stand means more conversations for your team
  • Crowds signal credibility to passing attendees

Packages

Pick your coverage.
We handle the rest.

Lead capture, branded overlay, post-show data included. Quote back in 5 minutes.

The Half-Day

Essential

4 hours · Single-day show

Quoted in minutes, no obligation

  • ✦ Piloted photobooth, half-day coverage
  • ✦ Unlimited photo sessions with branded overlay
  • ✦ Digital delivery via email or SMS
  • ✦ Lead capture (contact collected at delivery)
  • ✦ Post-show data report & gallery
  • ✦ GTA delivery, setup & teardown
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Most Booked for Trade Shows

The Full Day

Ultimate

Full show day · Floor + stand coverage

Quoted in minutes, no obligation

  • ✦ Roaming robot, doors-open to close
  • ✦ Unlimited instant prints with premium overlay
  • ✦ Digital delivery via email or SMS, instant
  • ✦ Full lead capture with timestamped data
  • ✦ Post-show report, lead list & gallery
  • ✦ Floor roaming included, draws traffic to your stand
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Multi-Day

Custom Build

2+ days · Full custom branding

Custom pricing

  • ✦ Multi-day coverage, full show duration
  • ✦ Unlimited prints, fully custom overlay design
  • ✦ Digital delivery with branded landing page
  • ✦ Complete lead capture with CRM-ready export
  • ✦ Daily reports & end-of-show full gallery
  • ✦ Dedicated operator & white-glove coordination
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"Booked for a work appreciation night and it turned what's usually a pretty dull event into something people actually talked about the next day."
Simar · Work appreciation night · Google review

What Exhibitors Are Saying

The stand that
drew the crowd.

★★★★★

"Great addition to our grand opening. It attracted people from across the room and kept them engaged while they waited. It definitely added something unique that regular photography wouldn't have."

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Ansh Sapra
Grand opening · Google review
★★★★★

"We hired Akaribooths for our company event and it was one of the highlights of the night. The roaming photo booth robot was very unique and so much fun. Everyone wanted to take pictures with it. The photo quality was great, the staff were friendly and professional, and everything ran smoothly from start to finish. We got all of our digital photos right away too. I would definitely recommend Akaribooths if you want something different for your event."

E
Eshan Dhillon
Company event · Google review
★★★★★

"Aryan handled our whole team event solo and didn't miss a beat, very impressed. 10/10 RECOMMEND."

S
sakshi sharma
Team event · Google review

The print

A business card nobody bins.

Your branding sits on every print a visitor walks away with, and on the digital copy they post from the floor. We proof the design with you before the show.

White and magenta 2x6 photo strip design, made by Akari for realtor Khem Bhattarai
Khem Bhattarai, Realtor · 2×6 strip

Common Questions

Before you book.

How does the lead capture actually work?+
After the photo is taken, guests enter their email or phone number on the robot's touchscreen to receive their digital copy. That contact is automatically logged with a timestamp and the photo they took. After the show, we deliver a clean CSV export, ready to import into your CRM or email platform.
Can the robot roam the floor or does it stay at our stand?+
Both. Every package can include floor roaming. The robot moves through the surrounding area to attract attendees and guide them back to your stand. For booths with space constraints, it can operate from a fixed position at a branded or greenscreen backdrop as a stationary draw. Most clients use a mix across the day.
Do we need to do anything during the show?+
No. Akari operates completely independently. Your team focuses entirely on conversations. We handle operation, paper restocking, and any technical issues throughout the day. You won't need to think about the robot at all once the show opens.
Can the overlay include our product, tagline, and logo?+
Yes, fully. We design a custom overlay to your brand spec: logo, product name, tagline, colours, and any campaign messaging. We send a proof for approval before the show. If you have brand guidelines, share them and we'll match them precisely.
Can you customise more than the overlay?+
Yes. We wrote the booth software ourselves, so the touchscreen, the print layout, and the digital photo attendees receive can all be built to your campaign, not just the photo border. Rental booths run locked vendor software. Tell us what the activation needs and we build it in.
Does it need power or WiFi from the venue?+
Neither. Akari is entirely self-powered and operates offline. No venue power connection, no WiFi package required. This also means there's no risk of connectivity issues mid-show. The experience runs identically all day, every day.
What happens after the show?+
Within 24 hours you receive: a complete lead list (email/phone, timestamp, photo reference), a high-resolution gallery of every photo taken, and a summary report. The lead list is delivered as a CRM-ready CSV. Multi-day builds include a full per-day breakdown if the show runs multiple days.
Is the piloted photobooth rental accessible for all trade show attendees?+
Yes. The robot operates at floor level and moves to attendees wherever they are. There are no height barriers, steps, or line-based formats. Any attendee who can approach the display area can participate, including wheelchair users and those with limited mobility. For trade shows, this means no attendee segment is excluded from your lead capture and instant prints activation.
Is the lead capture process CASL-compliant and privacy-safe?+
Yes. Contact details are collected via opt-in only: attendees voluntarily enter their phone number or email to receive their digital photo. No data is collected from attendees who do not provide it. The lead list contains only opted-in contacts. Our data practices comply with CASL and PIPEDA, and all collected data is handled in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy law.
Can trade show attendees opt out of the lead capture?+
Yes. Providing contact details is always opt-in. Any attendee who does not want their information logged simply takes the instant print and moves on. No contact data is recorded for that interaction. Only attendees who voluntarily enter their details appear in the post-show lead list.
What is the print and photo quality like?+
Akari uses a 4K camera and professional dye-sublimation printing: the same standard used in high-end portrait studios. Prints are available in 2×6 or 4×6 format depending on your package. The output quality is significantly higher than a thermal strip or phone print, which is why attendees keep the branded print well after the show floor closes.
What happens if there is a technical issue during the trade show?+
Our operator is on-site for the full show duration and resolves any technical issue immediately. We carry backup consumables for all activations. In the rare case of a hardware failure that cannot be resolved on-site, we provide a full or partial refund proportional to lost coverage time. We have never had to end an activation early due to a technical fault.

Trade Show Inquiry

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