About Robot

Robot is an automation runtime that runs the automation processes built in Automation Studio.

Types of Robot Agent

Robot Agent is the component that enables your machine to host multiple robots. It also helps in the management of robots such as start a robot, stop a robot and so on. You can chose the type of robot agent while AE RPA Installation process. It supports enabling robot agent in the following ways:

 

Manually Configured Robot Agent

You must configure the manual robot agent. For more information about starting robot agent or configuring robot agent, see client verification section in the AE-RPA-Engage-Installation Guide. Once you install and start the robot agent, an    (AssistEdge) icon appears on the task bar.   

 

 

Following is the field description of robot agent page:

 

Status

Description

Name

Displays the name of robot.

Launched

Displays the status of robot whether it is running.

Green color: Indicates that the robot is launched.

Red Color: Indicates that the robot is stopped.

ProcessID

Displays the process ID of automation request

Start Robot

Enables you to start the corresponding automation process.

Relaunch Robot

Enables you to relaunch the corresponding automation process.

Stop Robot

Enables you to stop the corresponding automation process.

Upgrade Robot

Enables you to upgrade the corresponding robot to newer version.

 

Proctor Configured Robot Agent

From 18.0 release, AE RPA also supports proctor component. Proctor is a automatic mode of running the robot agent in the Control Tower. It is recommended to use proctor configured robot agent for creating the robots. For more information about Proctor installation, see Installation Guide. For more information about adding robot agent, see proctor configured robot agent section in the Dashboard page.

 

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Prerequisite for Robot Creation and Deployment

Before Starting with Robot View

Creating Robot(s)