Computers have always been ultimately about automating repetitive human tasks, be that on the shop floor or the back office. And it’s a trend that has got a new, robotic face in the form of something called Robotic Process Automation (RPA), demand for which is set to hit $1.3 billion this year.
There’s an unquestioned bottom-line benefit in replacing staff with a robot worker when it makes sense. According to Softomotive’s 2018 survey of medium-sized businesses motives and experiences of RPA adoption, 44% identified reduced operating costs as a main benefit, while Indian IT trade body NASSCOM reported cost savings of up to 65% for members adopting RPA. Finally, the Institute for Robotic Process Automation calculates that software robots can cost as little as a fifth of the overheads involved in employing staff full time.
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