From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Platform Robotica, also known as Project Robotica [1] or Robotica, is a system of software robots, based on web services. Robot software is programmed to extract data from the World Wide Web, to export and download it to a certain website.

Platform Robotica is developed to replace humans in monitoring and searching virtual information. It uses contemporary technology to explore torrent of databases for websites’ owners’ purposes. Information can be related with markets, products, goods, prices, stock information, securities, news, people, or transport schedule.

Contents

1. Technical features

2. Doing queries

3. Safety and Security issues

4. Commercial purposes

5. References

6. External links


Technical features

Platform Robotica makes possible communication between servers via HTTP and HTTPS protocols. Websites’ owners can exchange databases and observe the process on their websites via WEB.

Robots of Platform Robotica are designed in PHP, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, and they can be called by Jquery and Ajax. The programming technology is MVC (Model View Controller). The technical names of the robots are - crawlers, scrappers and webbots or just robots.

A system of robots is set on an online transitional website which is represented as a server. Software robots extract and download information in several CMS and data formats – XML; CSV; SQL.

Doing queries

In order Platform Robotica to work properly the communication file ( API) must be installed on the user’s website. Every robot has documentation and instructions which must be followed.

Websites' owners make a registration on the Platform, choose a robot from a list, add criteria from options given in the transitional web server and do a query in searching requested information in another website with a permission of the owner of the relevant site. Once the task is inserted, the robot of Robotica downloads information quickly, accurately and in the required quantities. Operators can give a query for searching data in determinate period - daily / weekly or according to a website owner’s preference. Each robot can process a large number of requests.

Safety and security issues

Project Robotica operates confidentiality, because extracted and downloaded information is not stored in the database of the Platform Robotica or on the transitional website. Data is kept in PHP array and sent directly to the user's website via POST query. Platform Robotica commands, and controls software robots to work according requests.

Platform Robotica’s software is programmed to operate in accordance with rules of Protection Personal Data. Platform Robotica transfers information from one site to another without breaking copyright. Websites' owners can allow or disallow other users to use their databases. Extracting data could be prohibited applying a simple command.

Commercial purposes

Platform Robotica is designed for:

• Manufacturers and importers -

Platform Robotica synchronizes and optimizes the categories of their catalogues.

• E-marketers -

Platform Robotica records and receives reports who, and where and when products are used, imported, and sold.

• Distributors and brokers delivering business information -

Installing API of Platform Robotica each registrated member can gain access to any virtual catalogue.

• Online media -

Platform Robotica facilitates the global exchange political and economic information.

Platform Robotica support online systems of exchanging information and E-commerce as:

OpenCart

Magento

WordPress

SummerCart/

Drupal

Joomla


References

External links

References

  • webbuilder-bg.com


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Platform Robotica, also known as Project Robotica [1] or Robotica, is a system of software robots, based on web services. Robot software is programmed to extract data from the World Wide Web, to export and download it to a certain website.

Platform Robotica is developed to replace humans in monitoring and searching virtual information. It uses contemporary technology to explore torrent of databases for websites’ owners’ purposes. Information can be related with markets, products, goods, prices, stock information, securities, news, people, or transport schedule.

Contents

1. Technical features

2. Doing queries

3. Safety and Security issues

4. Commercial purposes

5. References

6. External links


Technical features

Platform Robotica makes possible communication between servers via HTTP and HTTPS protocols. Websites’ owners can exchange databases and observe the process on their websites via WEB.

Robots of Platform Robotica are designed in PHP, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, and they can be called by Jquery and Ajax. The programming technology is MVC (Model View Controller). The technical names of the robots are - crawlers, scrappers and webbots or just robots.

A system of robots is set on an online transitional website which is represented as a server. Software robots extract and download information in several CMS and data formats – XML; CSV; SQL.

Doing queries

In order Platform Robotica to work properly the communication file ( API) must be installed on the user’s website. Every robot has documentation and instructions which must be followed.

Websites' owners make a registration on the Platform, choose a robot from a list, add criteria from options given in the transitional web server and do a query in searching requested information in another website with a permission of the owner of the relevant site. Once the task is inserted, the robot of Robotica downloads information quickly, accurately and in the required quantities. Operators can give a query for searching data in determinate period - daily / weekly or according to a website owner’s preference. Each robot can process a large number of requests.

Safety and security issues

Project Robotica operates confidentiality, because extracted and downloaded information is not stored in the database of the Platform Robotica or on the transitional website. Data is kept in PHP array and sent directly to the user's website via POST query. Platform Robotica commands, and controls software robots to work according requests.

Platform Robotica’s software is programmed to operate in accordance with rules of Protection Personal Data. Platform Robotica transfers information from one site to another without breaking copyright. Websites' owners can allow or disallow other users to use their databases. Extracting data could be prohibited applying a simple command.

Commercial purposes

Platform Robotica is designed for:

• Manufacturers and importers -

Platform Robotica synchronizes and optimizes the categories of their catalogues.

• E-marketers -

Platform Robotica records and receives reports who, and where and when products are used, imported, and sold.

• Distributors and brokers delivering business information -

Installing API of Platform Robotica each registrated member can gain access to any virtual catalogue.

• Online media -

Platform Robotica facilitates the global exchange political and economic information.

Platform Robotica support online systems of exchanging information and E-commerce as:

OpenCart

Magento

WordPress

SummerCart/

Drupal

Joomla


References

External links

References

  • webbuilder-bg.com



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