Are you interested in how automation could change things for the better, making your company’s workflows more efficient and streamlined? Maybe you see your team being able to focus on more strategic and creative work if you free them from doing the same things over and over. But the idea of traditional programming, with its hard-to-understand syntax and high learning curve, could seem scary and out of reach. What if you could use Python, the flexible and widely used language powering AI, machine learning, and data science, in a simple, easy-to-use, and accessible way?
That’s the exciting promise of Low-Code Python. An eye-opening session with Anders Jensen and Shige Sato, CEO of Argos Labs, (Watch: https://shorturl.at/EATTp) showed how this new way of doing things is quickly becoming a reality, giving businesses of all sizes the tools they need to fully take advantage of automation.
For more than 30 years, Python has been a key part of technology, showing time and time again that it can be used in many different fields and is valuable. Many people and organisations still find it hard to understand Python and use all of its features, even though it is frequently thought of as one of the easier programming languages for novices. Knowing this problem, Argos Labs has come up with a clever solution by carefully constructing a user-friendly low-code layer right on top of Python. This makes this strong language even easier for a lot more people to use, no matter how much coding experience they have.
Their main and unchanging focus is on intelligent automation. This strategic focus comes from the fact that Python is widely used in cutting-edge domains like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science, which naturally add intelligence to automated processes. Argos Labs uses Python’s capabilities in these areas to offer an Enterprise-grade solution that works well for organisations of all sizes and can grow with them. This all-in-one solution comes with advanced management software that has all the important governance elements. This gives organisations the control and oversight they need to properly manage and grow their automation projects.
The Four Pillars of the Argos Labs Platform: A Base for Smart Automation
Argos Labs’ strong and cutting-edge Low-Code Python solution is founded on four key parts, each of which is essential to providing a complete and easy-to-use automation experience:
1. Argos Stu (Studio): The Place Where Development Happens
STU is like the main development tool kit, the creative centre where you come up with and carefully build your own business process automation scenarios. It was made expressly to automate procedures smoothly on both PCs and mobile devices, meeting the needs of all types of enterprises today. Stu comes with a full set of more than 200 official tools, which are neatly called “operations.” Essentially, these procedures are like pre-made building pieces that make the automation process easier and faster. When you download the Scenario Studio (STU), you can use all of these activities right away, at no extra cost. This gives you access to a lot of automation features right now. You don’t need to know how to program to build in Stu, thus anyone with any level of technical knowledge can use it. The easy-to-use interface commonly uses a “Play & Rec” (record) approach to easily record actions, which speeds up the process of making automation. Stu also comprises of commercial plugins – Pay as you use plugins or Operations for AI/ML etc, giving users the tools they need to make genuinely Intelligent Automation solutions.
2. PAM (Process Automation Module): The Engine for Execution
Think of Pam as the relentless “bot” or the dedicated execution agent that makes your automation scenarios real. It’s the most important part that makes the automation scenarios you carefully construct in Stu work. Pam works perfectly on both PCs and mobile devices, giving you more options than ever before. Pam is multi-platform, which means it works with Windows, Android, Linux, and iOS. This means it will work perfectly with your current infrastructure. Pam is good at working with target applications, which lets it do automation activities in Attended, Unattended, or Hybrid Automation Modes. This means it can meet a lot of different automation demands. Pam is also naturally expandable, so it can grow with your business needs. It is also built to work consistently 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so it will always be available. The default bundle comes with three Pam bots, which is a great start for your automation adventure.
3. Supervisor: The Central Control Hub is the boss.
Think of Supervisor as the nerve centre, the main bot management interface that lets you plan, carefully control, and closely watch how your bots carry out their tasks. The Supervisor has strong enterprise-level management and orchestration tools that make sure automated administration is quick and easy. This includes important parts like governance, which makes sure that rules are followed and security is in place; scalability, which lets you change to meet new needs; and auditability, which keeps a clear and open record of all automation actions. All of these important features are provided at no extra cost, which is a great deal. When you’re done carefully building and testing a scenario in Stu, you can easily save it to the Supervisor for easy deployment.
4. POT SDK (Python-to-Operations Toolset): Letting You Customize
This part is rightly called the key to unlocking full customization, which gives users the power to make the platform fit their own particular needs. The POT SDK is free to download from GitHub and lets partners and users create their own “plugins” or low-code building blocks, which are nicely called operations. You may turn any Python solution you discover “out there” into a reusable operation by following nine simple steps and using the templates and tools that are given. You can keep these custom operations safe in a private part of your Stu toolkit, where they will be kept secret, or you can share them with the world in a community repository, which will encourage cooperation and exchange of information. The POT SDK is proudly open source, which means that anyone can help make it better and come up with new ideas.
Low-Code Python: A Great Mix of Power and Flexibility
What makes the Argos Labs platform stand out from the rest? Its smart design makes the most of Python’s built-in features, which is a language known for being powerful and flexible. At the same time, it makes automation easier for more people to use, no matter how much coding experience they have.
- Fully Customizable Toolbox: Made Just for You
The Argos Labs toolbox is totally and fully customizable, unlike many traditional low-code platforms that only offer a restricted collection of tools from the vendor. This lets you develop an automated environment that is genuinely unique to you. As we said before, you can quickly turn any Python solution into a repeatable operation. This lets you customise your toolkit to meet the exact demands of your organization.
- Deep Python Integration: The Platform’s Core The Argos Labs platform isn’t just built on top of Python; it’s built on Python itself. This deep and seamless integration lets you easily add almost any Python solution to your low-code environment, giving you the most flexibility and power. You don’t have to be a Python expert to make powerful and useful automation tools. If you have a “python sidekick” or a staff member who knows Python, they may use the POT SDK to make the toolbox even more useful for your organization by customizing it to meet your needs. The source code for the operations built in Python is easy to find on GitHub. This encourages community involvement and openness.
- Better readability: Making automation clear You may easily create automation scenarios by dragging and dropping actions into a timeline that is easy to see and understand. This strategy, which is based on visuals, makes the scenarios very easy to interpret, so “anybody can understand what this software is going to do,” which encourages teamwork and openness across teams.
- Building, testing, and deploying with ease and speed The workflow is meant to be easy to understand, simple to use, and quick. You start by building your automation scenario in Stu and testing it properly, frequently using Pam to execute it for a realistic simulation. Once you’re happy with the findings and the scenario is ready for prime time, all you have to do is save it to the Supervisor. The scenario is easy to deploy from the Supervisor. There are five different and adaptable methods to use your automation scenarios to meet different needs:
- Make a standalone executable file that is easy to share and move around.
- Directly from the Supervisor, set the time for the execution to guarantee accurate and on-time automation.
- Run the scenario on demand, utilizing the platform’s API to start it right away for the most flexibility.
- Use the API to start the automation from another software program without any problems.
- Use the “execute scenario” feature in a workflow to have a bot smartly start another scenario. This will make automation processes that are more complex and integrated.
- The Supervisor also has powerful tools for carefully watching, analyzing, and fixing deployed automation, which makes sure it works as well as possible and reduces the chances of problems.
- Learning Resources and Access: Giving You the Tools You Need for Your Automation Journey
Getting started with Argos Labs should be easy and smooth. You can easily get a free trial of the whole software package, which lets you try out all of the platform’s features without having to pay anything. This trial lasts for a generous 60 days and doesn’t cost anything to join up for, which shows how committed Argos Labs is to making things easy for everyone.
Each action has a full online help feature built in to make it easier to learn and master the tool. If you click on the question mark icon, you’ll be taken right to an explanation page that has lots of information and advice. Additionally, the Argos Labs website has a full 90-minute training film that is carefully divided into 27 shorter movies, each about five minutes long, under the “Resources” page. This tutorial goes over the platform’s basic ideas and important features. Argos Labs doesn’t have official certification programs or an academy right now, but they do offer instructor-led training for business customers. They think the product is “too simple” and easy to understand, but they are thinking about offering certification in the future.
In short, Argos Labs gives businesses a quick, simple, and cheap way to use Python’s huge capability for smart automation. Its unique mix of flexibility, ease of use, and power makes it a great choice for businesses that want to save time, cut costs, and improve the integration lifecycle of their solutions.
