Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan’s high-tech applied research institutions, announced it will introduce and demonstrate AI and robotics technologies at its CES 2021 event site.

Combining its core competencies in robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles with a deep understanding of customer needs, LG Electronics announced that it is developing an autonomous robot that will use ultraviolet (UV-C) light to disinfect high-touch, high-traffic areas. LG Business Solutions USA plans to offer the UV robot to U.S. hospitality, education, corporate, retail, restaurant, and transportation customers in early 2021.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness…” – Opening paragraph of Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities.

As e-commerce volumes soar and labour shortages continue in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more enterprises are seeking automated robotics solutions to meet client demand and increase efficiency. Mech-Mind Robotics‘ intelligent industrial robots address key challenges facing industry players today with next-gen solutions that are accurate, precise, and cost-effective.

Cynet announced the future of extended detection and response with the launch of Cynet 360 V4.0. The new generation autonomous breach prevention platform now features XDR, 24/7 Managed Detection & Response (MDR) and full Response Automation, improving cyber threat detection accuracy while reducing the complexity and overhead required for comprehensive defense and mitigation of sophisticated and subversive cyber-attacks.

Gartner calls ‘hyperautomation’ the most important of the top 10 strategic technology trends for 2020. Is it worth the hype? The short answer, says Tyler Suss, product marketing director at Kofax, is, “Yes.”

Birmingham City Council’s Information, Technology and Digital Service (IT&D) is teaming up with Nutanix to migrate its legacy hardware to a hybrid cloud infrastructure.

Kinaxis, a specialist in confident decision-making in an unpredictable world, has agreed to acquire Toronto-based Rubikloud for US$60 million (€53 million). Rubikloud is an emerging provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that automate supply chain prescriptive analytics and decision-making in the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries. 

Enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software company, UiPath today added conversational AI (artificial intelligence) capabilities to what it claims is the industry’s end-to-end hyperautomation platform.

Deloitte and UiPath, an enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software company, are working together to deliver Deloitte Intelligent Document Processing (DIDP).

The amount of data that is generated, communicated and manipulated in modern industries is truly staggering. For instance, over a terabyte of data is saved each day in power production alone, and this is quickly increasing as time marches on. Here, George Walker, managing director of industrial automation specialist Novotek UK & Ireland, discusses what goes into these multi-terabyte data handling systems.

UiPath, a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) enterprise software company, and Bucharest International Arbitration Court (BIAC) have launched what is said to be the world’s fully automated institutional mediation process for the conclusion of arbitration agreements.

Things have changed drastically for the healthcare sector over the last few months. At this time of heightened stress and anxiety, it’s vital that doctors’ and nurses’ time is freed up for patients wherever possible – not just now, but for the future too. Necessity is the birth of invention, as they say, and has now seen the doors to healthcare opened wider for the technology industry than ever before. Report by Chris Duddridge of UiPath.

New York, May 11, 2020 – Kryon, the full-cycle automation solution provider known for its customer-centric approach to robotic process automation (RPA), announces its Full-Cycle Automation as-a-Service (FCAaaS) in partnership with intelligent automation group Virtual AI.

Remember when there used to be C-level keynotes at conferences? I do, vaguely. One thing I remember well is a stream of CIOs and CTOs pitching their visions for digital transformation, automation, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, Big Data, Blockchain and sustainability.

Implementations of new technologies including artificial intelligence and Internet of Things continue to focus on simple projects that deliver quick returns based on streamlining internal processes, neglecting the truly transformational opportunities presented.

The German Red Cross (DRK) has launched a nationwide chatbot service to answer all questions about the coronavirus, COVID-19. Integrated with the popular chat app whatsApp, the chatbot was developed by Future of Voice, an international agency for conversational AI from Berlin, working in cooperation with the global cloud communications service provider, tyntec and the dialogue management system from Parloa.

Numina Group and Waypoint Robotics have teamed up to create a new autonomous batch order automated order picking solution.

Cisco has published its sixth annual CISO Benchmark Report surveying the security posture of 2,800 security professionals from 13 countries around the globe. The report provides 20 cybersecurity considerations for 2020 – gleaned from data analysis of survey results and a panel of Advisory CISOs.

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are a reality that we are living in. (Also see, Part One) Here we continue the 5 ways AI and Blockchain are disrupting banking.

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are no longer words thrown around just like that. They mean a reality that we are living in, says Pradeep Makhija, digital marketing executive, Space-O Technologies.

Verizon Connect has introduced Reveal Field to deliver accessible workforce management solutions. Reveal Field aims to make it easy for dispatchers to efficiently schedule and communicate job information to technicians and customers throughout the day, in near-real time.

Bharti Airtel, India’s integrated telecommunications company, and Nokia, a global telecommunications equipment and service provider, have partnered to offer private LTE-based Industry 4.0 solution to enterprises.

Ericsson landed on its corporate feet when it parachuted out of the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress last Friday. For the last few years, the network solutions provider has (like Huawei and a few others) hosted Pre-MWC Briefings for media and analysts in key markets, in an attempt to catch attention ahead of the pandemonium in Barcelona. 

Today the Ponemon Institute, in partnership with DomainTools, announced the results of its annual “Staffing the IT Security Function in the Age of Automation” report. The survey of more than 1,000 IT and IT security practitioners analysed the impact of automation on current IT security practices and staffing in the U.S. and UK.

Over the last 20 years, automotive innovation has mostly focused on hardware. But more recently, the automotive industry has started to undergo a significant transformation, manufacturing electric and hybrid cars which are increasingly connected.

EPSoft Technologies announced the addition of process intelligence to its enterprise automation platform, EZBot. The smart software company’s latest service provides organisation-wide process mapping to determine which business tasks are best suited for humans, and which are better performed by automations, or ‘bots.’ By synchronising the human and digital workforces, EPSoft enables the enterprise to automate end-to-end workflows and drive significant gains for employees and the business alike.