Technology Magazine June 2020 | Page 71

Robotic Process Automation ( RPA ): how does it work ?
Robotic Process Automation ( RPA ): how does it work ?
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71 solution , in the last few years . In short , RPA incorporates AI , ML , natural language processing ( NLP ), image recognition and a host of other technologies to perform high-volume , repetitive tasks that were previously done by humans . As Navin Mittal , Director of Product Marketing at RPA firm Automation Anywhere , puts it : “ RPA lets you have the ability to create a bot that can do anything you can do on a computer .”
Applying what Gartner describes as hyperautomation to low-level digital tasks is one of the first steps towards a future where intelligent machines take care of repetitive tasks and allow a greater focus on high-level activity . According to a Gartner report from last year : “ Most employees view the work best suited for RPA as mundane and tedious . RPA enables organisations to take this work away from individuals and redeploy their talents to more analytical , high-value activities .” Give RPA a few more years to develop , and so-called “ digital workers ” could be taking care of everything from data entry and onboarding to customer management .
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