How to execute a workflow on a PC which doesn't have the UiPath Studio or UiPath Robot installed?

Question

How to execute a workflow on a PC which doesn\'t have the UiPath Studio or UiPath Robot installed?

I have been working with UiPath to automate work

Answer 1

(Q1): Is an installation of UiPath Studio and/or UiPath Robot the bare minimum requirement to execute a workflow through a UiPath Robot, guided through the UiPath Orchestrator?

As per About Installation, the only difference between UiPathStudio.msi and UiPathPlatformInstaller.exe is that the latter one can be used to install Orchestrator. Besides from that, they are identical - and installing Studio is purely optional (yet enabled by default, must be cleared in the advanced options).

(Q2): Can I install UiPath Robot only (excluding the UiPath Studio) using either of the installers?

(Q3): Would UiPathPlatformInstaller.exe allow me to install the UiPath Robot individually?

Yes, via an advanced installation. You may also want to check out all available Command Line Arguments.

(Q4): Would a Robot installed through UiPathPlatformInstaller.exe communicate with Orchestrator CE

Yes, I don't see why that shouldn't be possible. Never tried it, though.

(Q5): Am I correct?

Since there is (at least to my knowledge) no official way to obtain UiPathPlatformInstaller.exe without a license, UiPathStudio.msi is the way to go. However, as noted above, technically speaking there is difference between the two with the exception being Orchestrator.