Why you should know about the
RPA
By Amogh Zare, SE EXTC
The time for Digitisation is “now”. It is
impossible to escape the influence of
digitisation in today's world. Digitisation is
now almost at the verge of being added to
the list of basic necessities of life.
Digitisation and RPA go hand in hand. So
let’s find out what exactly RPA is.
What is Robotic Process Automation
(RPA)? RPA is an application of
technology aimed at automating business
processes. Using RPA tools, a company
can configure software, or a “robot,” to
capture and interpret applications for
processing a transaction, manipulating
data, triggering responses and
communicating with other digital systems,
according to the Institute for Robotic
Process Automation and Artificial
Intelligence .
Basically, RPA is a software application that mimics the actions of a human being
interaction with the user interface of the computer system. It is nothing but using software to
perform tasks that’d otherwise be performed by humans.
Why is RPA important? There are numerous jobs that are monotonous and repetitive in nature
which don’t really require any special skills. In such jobs, there is a high probability of a lower
efficiency due to human error. Also, today’s companies are finding it difficult to cope up with the
competitive and the fast moving world. Even though the employees may give more than they
can, the companies can’t reach heights they aspire to reach. The major reason is the lack of
speed and inaccuracy of humans. At such places, RPA bots with their vast potential, have
proven to be a saviour.
Benefits of RPA The RPA bots can outperform humans in a number of ways. These bots can
provide higher accuracy as well higher speed of work. Moreover, these bots can work tirelessly
24/7. On an economic scale, today’s agile businesses can be profited as this can cause
immediate and significant reduction in the company’s expenditure. These bots enhance the
transparency of processes, as the data can be efficiently recorded, analysed and audited. Also,