Many organisations, both in government and in business, now have experience with digital employees. But implementing Robotic Process Automation (RPA) successfully at an operational level is not the same as taking strategic advantage of this technology. This is where Frank Mester of MvR Digital Workforce sees more and more questions arising, especially now that robotisation has become an irreversible phenomenon.
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AMP Robotics, providing AI, robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, has introduced two new high-diversion production facilities based on its infrastructure model for advanced secondary sortation. The company-owned facilities, located outside of Atlanta and Cleveland, are designed to economically process and aggregate low volumes of difficult-to-recycle mixed plastics, paper, and metals sourced from residue supplied by primary materials recovery facilities (MRFs) and other material providers.
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Report: Do big claims for machine learning success in Banking have big proof point backing?
by Gary Floodby Gary FloodReal-world confirmation of extensive penetration of machine learning into the FS sector seem to back up claims of significant ROI by automation vendors.
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UiPath today introduced Automation Cloud Robots alongside several new capabilities as a part of the UiPath 2022.4 platform release. The new SaaS robots—along with added features that simplify how developers create automations, uplevel security and governance, and expand access to automation to Mac—deepen the reach of automation in the enterprise.
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Finance loves automation-but is it for the right reasons?
by Gary Floodby Gary FloodCFOs are right to look at RPA for bottom line reasons first—but practitioners speaking at last week’s CFO AX webinar on what’s on the digital transformation horizon for Finance teams revealed that automation is actually being influenced by a number of business and non-business factors.
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UiPath announced it has joined the MuleSoft Technology Partner Program with the release of a MuleSoft Certified Connector for the UiPath Platform. MuleSoft Certified Connectors, accessible on MuleSoft’s Anypoint Exchange, are developed by MuleSoft’s partners and developer community and have been reviewed and certified by MuleSoft.
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Together 2022: Automation requires leadership
Leadership, for example by the CFO, is a critical element in successfully automating processes in organizations. RPA pioneer Asher Lake will be talking about this subject at UiPath Together 2022, the largest software event in the Benelux, to be held in a few weeks in Amsterdam. Rocking Robots talked to him about the lessons he learned in automating with RPA at, among others, KLM Air France. ‘It’s all about building a movement in your organization.’
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Schlumberger announced it has expanded its global Innovation Factori network with the inauguration of a new center in Oslo, Norway.
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A manufacturing company’s HR specialists save 85% of time previously spent on manual sick leave submissions – allowing them to focus on more valuable business tasks.
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Research: Robot Boom in US Manufacturing is fueled by strong supplier base
Robot sales in North America reached a record $2B in 2021 driven by urgent manufacturing challenges such as labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and more. The U.S. robotics industry has proven exceptional at meeting demand, according to a report from HowToRobot.com, Gain & Co. and The Association for Advancing Automation (A3).