What is Robot Studio?
Robot Studio is Browse AI's intuitive interface for training data extraction robots. This powerful tool helps you quickly create robots that can extract and monitor data from any website.
Getting started with Robot Studio
Training a new robot
From your Browse AI dashboard, click on Start Training Robot
Enter the Origin URL you would like to extract data from
Click on Start Training Robot
In the next screen, select Use Robot Studio
How to train your robot to capture data (text)
You'll now see the Robot Studio interface where you can begin training your robot to extract data.
Using Robot Studio you can capture text (as a list, or as text), or you can capture a screenshot.
Capturing lists of data
To extract repeating information like product listings or search results:
On the right sidebar, click on Capture Text
Select From a list
Hover over the list of items on the page until you see a dotted outline around the elements you want to capture
Click to select the list when the outline matches your desired data set
Structure your list data automatically using recommended datasets
When you select a list, Robot Studio will scan it to suggest data points with pre-labeled columns. This recommended dataset feature makes it easier to quickly extract structured data.
Structure your list data manually by selecting data points
If you prefer to manually select specific data points:
Hover over each item you'd like to extract
Click to select them
When finished, click Confirm or press Enter
Label each data point (press Enter after each one to move to the next)
Review your output data and configure your robot based on the list you want to extract
Give your list a descriptive name
Check that all data was extracted accurately
Set the maximum number of rows to extract
Select the appropriate pagination type if data spans multiple pages
Save your captured list
Capturing specific text
For extracting individual pieces of information from a page.
On the right sidebar, click on Capture Text
Select Just text
Hover over the text you want to capture
Click to select it
Label your captured text
Save the captured text
Select Finish when you are done capturing text
How to train your robot to capture a screenshot
In addition to text data, you can capture screenshots of the website.
In the right sidebar, click on Capture Screenshot
Choose from these options:
Selections: specify which part(s) of the page to capture
Entire Page: capture the complete webpage
Visible Part: capture only what's currently visible without scrolling
Confirm your screenshot in the Output Data Preview table
To remove a screenshot, use the delete option in the preview table
Managing your robot
Finalizing your robot
When you've finished training your robot on the data you need:
Click Finish Recording
Give your robot a clear, descriptive name
Review the extracted data (this is a preview of what and how your robot has been trained to extract)
Choose from the options at the bottom of the screen:
Yes, looks good to approve your robot
No, let me re-train the robot to start over
No, report an issue instantly trigger a ticket to our support team
Delete this robot to remove it completely
In order to unlock features including monitoring, integrations, and more you have to approve your robot first.
Making changes during recording
Robot Studio allows you to modify your data extraction while recording:
Removing a data point
In the sidebar, hover over the data point you want to remove
Click the trash can icon to delete it
Confirm the change in the data preview table
Removing an entire list
In the Output Data Preview table, hover over the list name
Click the trash can icon below the list name
Confirm the deletion when prompted
CAUTION: There is no way to undo the deletion of the list so make sure you want to delete it before proceeding with this.
