diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b8947f2..e01f1a8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,24 @@ cache:
    - $HOME/.cache/pip
 
 env:
+  global:
+    - MINICONDA_DIST=Miniconda3-4.5.4-Linux-x86_64.sh
+    - MINICONDA_SOURCE=https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda
+    - CONDA_DIR=$HOME/miniconda3
+    - PATH=$CONDA_DIR/bin:$PATH
+
   matrix:
     - TO_TEST=CODE
     - TO_TEST=NOTEBOOKS
     - TO_TEST=STYLE
+    - TO_TEST=BROWSER
 
+before_install: 
+  - if [ "$TO_TEST" = "BROWSER" ]; then source build_tools/before_install.sh; fi
+  
 install:
+  - if [ "$TO_TEST" = "BROWSER" ]; then conda env update -n robot --file ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/build_tools/robot_tests.yml; fi
+  - if [ "$TO_TEST" = "BROWSER" ]; then source activate robot; fi
   - pip install -e .
   - pip install pytest-cov codecov mypy flake8 nose
   - if [ "$TO_TEST" = "NOTEBOOKS" ]; then pip install notebook nbconvert; fi
diff --git a/build_tools/before_install.sh b/build_tools/before_install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..562c19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_tools/before_install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -ex
+wget --no-verbose --continue ${MINICONDA_SOURCE}/${MINICONDA_DIST}
+bash ${MINICONDA_DIST} -fbp ${CONDA_DIR}
diff --git a/build_tools/robot_tests.yml b/build_tools/robot_tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a28f8d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_tools/robot_tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# taken from https://github.com/deathbeds/jyve/blob/9b25c2844a8cb1132e2c631b1e8b08cf76f44e5b/environment.yml
+name: robot-tests
+
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+  - defaults
+
+dependencies:
+  - geckodriver
+  - nodejs >=8.9.3,<9
+  - python-chromedriver-binary
+  - robotframework-lint
+  - robotframework-seleniumlibrary
+  - selenium =3.8.0
+  - wget