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The step-by-step guide updated for Checkmk 2.4 for a successful start with synthetic monitoring using Robotmk!

WROBOCON is the ‘little sister’ of the well-known annual Robocon in Helsinki, but it certainly has nothing to hide.
On the contrary: with exciting presentations, workshops and an active community, NiceProject has established a format that is entertaining, educational and human at the same time.

My personal conference review.

If you work with sensitive data in Robot Framework, you know the dilemma: Suddenly, a password, token, or API key slips into the log and is visible to everyone… 😬 The reason: Robot Framework logs everything: every variable, every keyword call, every return value.

This is cool for debugging. But it’s fatal when you’re working with real access data. A new feature in Robot Framework promises to remedy this—and this article explains exactly how.

On 23 October 2025, WROBOCON will take place again – online and free of charge!
You should not miss this conference, as the agenda looks very promising.
👉 My opinion and recommendations regarding the presentations.

What happens when you combine the precision of the browser library with the power of AI?

That’s exactly what I tried out - and built a plugin that combines two worlds: the established Robot Framework BrowserLibrary and Alumnium.ai.

Very exciting! A test case, controlled only by instructions to an LLM?
I had to try it out - and it worked right away…

RCC is the command line tool used to build Python environments for the Robotmk Framework. The practical advantage of this is that it can be used both during test development and during execution by Robotmk. This ensures that the scripts always run in a reliable environment.

However, errors can sometimes occur when building or activating the environments.
This article summarizes the most common sources of errors when working with RCC and shows how to fix them efficiently.

RoboCon 2025 is behind me - four days full of exciting presentations, inspiring talks and new ideas.

Now, back home, I’m sorting through my impressions - and there are plenty of them!

This conference is something special for me every year: nowhere else do I experience a community that shares so openly, discusses together and drives new ideas forward.

In this article, I’d like to share my personal highlights with you - the talks that had a particular impact on me and the topics that I will definitely be following up on.

The RoboCon week traditionally starts with the “Unconference Day ” - a day on which the Robot Framework community freely organizes itself and discusses the topics that move it most without a fixed program.

My summary of this day…

Munich Airport, Terminal 2, Gate K10 – I use the time before my flight to study the agenda for Robocon 2025 in more detail.

👉 This year’s topics are truly amazing!

The sunny spring weather actually invited us to spend the day outdoors, but Animesh and I persevered: a day of recording 🎙️ 🎥 in the Checkmk studio in the heart of Munich.