Automation - Technology
RPA
(Robotic Process Automation)
Software that imitates human clicks and typing to automate repetitive work
What's it for?
Automates repetitive work by making software imitate the clicks and typing a person would otherwise do.
For example…
An RPA bot logs into a legacy finance system each morning, exports invoices, and pastes totals into a spreadsheet for review
An RPA bot opens a legacy finance application, copies approved invoice details and enters them into another system exactly as a clerk previously did
Think of it like…
A robot arm in a factory being guided through a sequence of movements, then repeating those same movements automatically