The Automation industry continues to develop/expand at a rapid pace, the possibilities surrounding the future impact of automation are endless. Think about it, if someone would have told you 20 years ago that a robot will be able to hover & mop your home without you having to leave your sofa, you will have probably thought that they had lost their mind. Robotic Process Automation can be seen as a prime example of how the development of one powerful piece of software can change the way a business works. Join as we take a deep dive into the current state of process automation and make some predictions for the future, paying particular focus to RPA.
A Look Back at Process Automation
Process automation is by no means a new concept. It has a long-standing history within the technology sector. Many of today’s technology/ software developments would not have been possible, or as effective without process automation. If you have or are working in a business environment you will have come into contact with Process Automation. The development of process automation untimely lead to the development of Robotic Process Automation and Future of Automation.
RPA consists of a combination of software that has been brought together, under one roof to develop RPA. An example of this is Machine Learning, the exploration of Machine Learning and awareness of its limitations lead to the development of new software, such as NPL.
Although RPA technologies have been around since the late 90’s/early 20s, it was not deployed into businesses until 2015. Since then the RPA market value has seen a rapid increase, in 2018 the market grew by 60%, and is expected to grow by 50% in 2021, to reach the value of £2.3 billion.
Current Business Benefits of RPA
RPA can benefit every business differently, depending on the way that said business implements the technology.
One of the key reasons the RPA industry is expected to grow significantly is because of the ongoing analysis & improvements to the technology. Because like any piece of tech RPA has its limitations to its functionality, but the ability to understand and improve on those limitations set it apart from the rest. We have used the notion of continuous improvement to make 4 RPA predictions for the future.
Kirkwood (2019) claimed that Robotic Process Automation will become the YouTube of automation. Thus, suggesting that RPA will become the dominant tool used by businesses for any type of process/or robotic automation.
Here are some of Incepteo’s RPA predictions:
It’s important to note that these predictions are just a small snippet of the future of RPA. Due to the broad scope and potential of RPA, we cannot begin to imagine the impact that RPA will have within society, as new developments to the software a made every day, because remember “what’s now provided was once only imagined”.
As mentioned previously the future of RPA is unknown, which for many may seem exciting and scary at the same time. So here are our top tips to help you prepare for the rise, and potential takeover of RPA.
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