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Install Robot

The robot is the software that does the work. Install it on the machine you want the automation to run on — that might be your own computer while you are building, and a server or a Raspberry Pi once it is running unattended.

Supported platforms​

PlatformArchitectureGuide
WindowsAMD64Windows Installation
macOSMac OS Installation
Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04AMD64Linux Installation
Raspberry Pi OS (Debian 13.3)ARM64Raspberry Pi

Downloads for all of them are at robomotion.io/downloads.

Which machine?​

While building, install it on your own computer. You want to watch flows run, and the Designer needs a connected robot before the Run button does anything.

Once it runs unattended, move it to something that stays on — a server, a VPS, or a Raspberry Pi. A robot on your laptop stops working when you close the lid, which is a surprisingly common cause of a schedule that "did not fire".

For unattended installs go straight to Windows VPS or Linux VPS instead of the desktop guides — a server robot wants a robot token rather than your password, and needs a decision about whether it has a display at all.

One robot per machine​

A robot is tied to the machine it runs on, and runs one flow at a time. To run flows concurrently, connect more robots — which is what the robot count in your plan or licence governs. See Robot.