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Robot admin guide
- About this guide
- Getting started
- Installing
- Upgrading
- Connecting and licensing
- Configuring
- Running workloads
- RPA processes and tests
- Agents, functions, and API workflows
- Limits
- Securing and governing
- Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Reference
Robot components
Robot Service, Unified Runtime with its executors, and Command Line Interface: the core components that make up UiPath Robot.
A UiPath Robot is built on the following components:
- UiPath Robot Service—This service is vital for maintaining the connection between the Robot and the Orchestrator, as it sends heartbeat signals at regular intervals to inform the Orchestrator of the Robot status. This communication helps monitor robot performance and manage orchestration.
- Unified Runtime—The Robot's runtime for every workload. It hands each job to the executor that workload needs:
- The .NET executor, or Robot Executor, runs RPA processes and test cases. It performs activities within a workflow, such as clicking buttons, typing in fields, or extracting data – essentially replicating the actions a human takes on a computer.
- Executor packages run agents, functions, and API workflows, in a host process that the Robot Service starts.
- The Command Line Interface—The UiPath Robot Command Line Interface (CLI) allows you to control and manage the execution of automation workflows directly from the command line, providing another method of interaction besides Assistant.
The Update Service, a component of earlier Robot versions, doesn't ship in 2026.10. The UiPath Platform Installer installs and updates the Robot. For details, refer to Updating the Robot.