Orchestration for Robotic Process Automation

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, from a computing device, a request for bot deployment, wherein the computing device includes a bot runtime, and wherein persistent storage contains definitions of (i) assignments of bots to endpoints, (ii) software packages for execution by the bots, (iii) schedules for the bots to execute the software packages, and (iv) processes that associate the bots with the software packages and the schedules;
• identifying, in the processes, a bot assigned to an endpoint that is associated with the computing device, wherein the bot is associated with a software package and a schedule;
• and
• transmitting, to the computing device, data including a representation of the bot, a copy of the software package, and a copy of the schedule, wherein reception of the data causes the bot to execute, using the bot runtime, the software package in accordance with the schedule.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from a computing device, a request for bot deployment, wherein the computing device includes a bot runtime, wherein persistent storage contains definitions of (i) assignments of bots to endpoints, (ii) software packages for execution by the bots, (iii) schedules for the bots to execute the software packages, and (iv) processes that associate the bots with the software packages and the schedules;
• identifying, in the processes, a bot assigned to an endpoint that is associated with the computing device, wherein the bot is associated with a software package and a schedule;
• and
• transmitting, to the computing device, data including a representation of the bot, a copy of the software package, and a copy of the schedule, wherein reception of the data causes the bot to execute, using the bot runtime, the software package in accordance with the schedule.