RPA or Robotic Process Automation is a technology which uses so-called software “robots” in order to automate repetitive tasks employees perform at their desktops in order to optimize the business-processes and improve the overall or part of an organization performance.
Robotic Process Automation Australia
What is RPA?
What is "Robot"?
Robot is a runtime element which runs an algorithm according to the specific rules and under pre-determined conditions. This algorithm is coded by an RPA specialist (or RPA developer) and is based on a process as if it would be performed by a real person.
How does it work?
The algorithm which is performed by Robot is built by an RPA developer in a special Bot Creator. Robot then works according to schedule or can react to different triggers.
How is RPA used?
The aim of RPA is to automate routine trivial tasks performed by employees. The goal can be either to let people concentrate on more creative tasks or tasks that require making important decisions or totally remove people from the specific process.
The best tasks for robotic automation are those that:
- Repetitive
- Consume much time
- Can be standardized
- Rule-based
- Does not include work with hand-written text or unstructured data