Even as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was simultaneously quoting Sophocles and Kermit the Frog to a bemused UN, the latest piece of his government’s post-Brexit plan to make the UK a success now it’s out of Europe was unveiled: a new national “AI Strategy” to boost British business use of AI, attract international investment and develop a next generation of tech talent.
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Case Study: Finland takes a big step to digital shipping with a new national machine learning system
by Gary Floodby Gary FloodFinnish policymakers think use of a new ‘time data’ system based on tech from a local specialist AI maritime logistics company, Awake.AI, can do everything from improve the competitiveness of the nation’s entire maritime logistics to aiding the environment and meeting a national goal of “efficient and sustainable logistics by means of digitalisation”
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To automate or not automate Isn’t the question anymore
by Guestby GuestImplementing automation in daily operations is not a question anymore in most insurance companies. The…
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People, the CFO and the challenges of Intelligent Automation
Without help people can’t keep up with the unstoppable growth of data, from which they try to get meaningful and useful insights. Technology gives us unprecedented ways of making smart and accurate predictions. Rocking Robots talked to David Wray about the most effective way people and organizations can use tools like Intelligent Automation. In this process the CFO plays a key role.
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Case: RPA improves productivity and customer experience at Santam
Finance proves to be is a fertile ground for successful RPA-projects, as is illustrated by South African insurance company Santam. In their RPA-journey they managed to save 20.000 dollar each quarter and improve productivity eight times, freeing employees time to improve customer experience.
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How can automation really help sustainability? Rik Coeckelbergs, Founder and CEO of The Banking Scene, discusses automation for good with Nitin Purwar, Director of Banking Industry Practice at UiPath. ‘Automation can be deployed to provide the data you need to evaluate your customer’s carbon footprint.’
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Case: Robot reduces process time for 40.000 insurance claims every year
Dutch insurance company a.s.r. deploys Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to perform the legally required Customer Due Diligence Check for insurance claims. This was a time-consuming administrative process for people, which is performed much faster and more accurately by the RPA robot. Rocking Robots spoke interviewed product owner Ruben Tondeur, and the makers Kelly Adams and Huub Ackermans of Ciphix.
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During the Tesla AI Day, Elon Musk presented a humanoid robot that uses Tesla’s neural network. The robot, about five feet high with a weight of sixty kilograms, must, among other things, take over repetitive work from people.
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Lessons learned using process mining – part 3
by Guestby GuestUse these practical lessons and take advantage of organizational best practices to transition from your current state to the next level and avoid potential mistakes during implementation of process mining within your company.
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Robotic startup Aziobot, which has been funded by the Rockstart-program, has recently moved to the Brainport Campus in Eindhoven. In this inspiring environment it will further develop both hardware and software of the Aziobot cleaning robot. Rocking Robots talked to CEO and co-founder Sarthak Yadav about his vision on robotics and the role of robots in business.