  In the era of multi-messenger astronomy the exploration of the early emission
from transients is key for understanding the encoded physics. At the same time,
current generation networks of fully-robotic telescopes provide new
opportunities in terms of fast followup and sky coverage. This work describes
our pipeline designed for robotic optical followup of gamma-ray bursts with the
Las Cumbres Observatory network. We designed a Python code to promptly submit
observation requests to the Las Cumbres Observatory network within 3 minutes of
the receipt of the socket notice. Via Telegram the pipeline keeps the users
informed, allowing them to take control upon request. Our group was able to
track the early phases of the evolution of the optical output from gamma-ray
bursts with a fully-robotic procedure and here we report the case of GRB180720B
as an example. The developed pipeline represent a key ingredient for any
reliable and rapid (minutes timescale) robotic telescope system. While
successfully utilized and adapted for LCO, it can also be adapted to any other
robotic facilities.
