The following are types of Robots:
- Attended: It operates on the same workstation as a human to help the user accomplish daily tasks. It is usually triggered by user events. You cannot start a process from Orchestrator on these type of Robots, and they cannot run under a locked screen.
- Unattended: It can run unattended in virtual environments and can automate any number of processes. In addition to the Attended Robot's capabilities, this Robot is responsible for remote execution, monitoring, scheduling, and providing support for work queues.
- Free: It is similar to Unattended Robots, but can be used only for development and testing purposes, not in a production environment.
These types of Robots are built to suit different automation needs, such as back or front office scenarios.
A Front Office Robot is another name for an Attended Robot. These Robots monitor actions along with humans. These Robots take over the work for programmed steps on a certain event such as pressing a shortcut key. There is an interaction between humans with the Robots/system to do the required work. On the other hand, Back Office Robots are Robots that have the capabilities to run unattended. They can run without interaction with humans.