The Dawn of Integrated Automation

microsoft and UiPath have unveiled a strategic partnership focused on enhancing enterprise automation capabilities. The core of this collaboration is the integration of Microsoft Copilot Studio and UiPath Studio, designed to create a more fluid and efficient automation ecosystem.

This integration empowers developers to embed UiPath agents and automations directly within Microsoft Copilot Studio. Conversely, it allows Microsoft Copilot agents to be utilized within UiPath Studio. The overarching goal is to streamline automation processes across diverse platforms and technologies, building upon previous demonstrations of UiPath Autopilot within Microsoft Teams and Copilot environments.

Executive Perspectives

Graham Sheldon, UiPath Chief Product officer, emphasized the collaborative vision driving this partnership.

We believe in the power of people, agents, and robots working together to solve tough, ambiguous business problems.
Graham Sheldon, UiPath Chief Product Officer

Mr. Sheldon further stated that this collaboration with Microsoft brings the promise of agentic automation and orchestration to life for our customers, offering unparalleled capabilities and adaptability.

Deep Dive into the Integration

The integration hinges on an enhanced UiPath Power Platform connector. This enhancement enables developers to seamlessly embed UiPath agents into Copilot Studio agent flows. These agents can execute tasks and trigger apis, returning control back to Copilot. This facilitates end-to-end process orchestration across Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook and sharepoint, as well as external enterprise systems.

Key Integration Capabilities:

• Seamless Agent Handoff: Copilot Studio agents can now dynamically hand off processes to UiPath agents, equipped with the necessary data for task completion.
• Bi-Directional Agent Invocation: UiPath Studio activities allow the use of Copilot Studio agents as tools within UiPath Studio, enabling UiPath agents to, in turn, hand off processes to Copilot studio agents.
• Asynchronous Process Automation: UiPath agents can delegate tasks back to Copilot studio agents,allowing for the resumption of processing and triggering of flows upon task completion.

• Invoke uipath agents & automations from Copilot Studio agents: Dynamic input parameters in the connector enable Copilot Studio agents to hand off processes to UiPath agents with the necessary data required to complete the task.

• Invoke microsoft agents from UiPath studio: UiPath Studio activities enable the ability to use Copilot Studio agents as tools/functions in UiPath Studio, enabling UiPath agents in turn, to handoff process to Copilot Studio agents.

• Automate long-running and asynchronous processes: UiPath agents can now hand off a process back to the Copilot Studio agent to resume processing and trigger flows. This allows a Copilot Studio agent to delegate a task to a UiPath agent and wait for task completion before resuming the next steps.

Real-World Applications

The partnership unlocks a range of practical use cases, including:

• Bright Email Triage: Copilot agents in Outlook can triage emails and assign cases, handing off document processing and system updates to UiPath.
• Automated Escalation Routing: UiPath agents can route escalations via Microsoft Graph and UiPath Action Center, with status updates relayed back to Copilot Studio for follow-up actions.

These scenarios highlight the potential for enhanced efficiency and responsiveness in enterprise operations.

Get started Today

Developers can promptly begin constructing agentic workflows using UiPath Connector actions within Microsoft Copilot Studio. This integration promises to accelerate automation initiatives and drive critically important business value.