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Robotic Process Automation (RPA): Re-imaging Both Humans and Robots in Business Processes

By Dick Weisinger

Automating the repeatable is the goal of robotic process automation (RPA).  RPA involves building and programming robots to do common repetitive tasks.  A report by Transparency Market Research estimates that the RPA market is growing at an annual rate of 60

Software Development: IoT, Machine Learning and Cloud are Hot Technologies Now for App Developers

By Dick Weisinger

What are app developers focused on today?  A global survey of developers from Evans Data asked just that question. Not too unexpectedly, the survey found that the following technology areas were hot: Machine Learning (24.7 percent) Internet of Things (45

Robotics: As Venture Funding Increases, Analysts Gear Up to Cover the Growing Industry

By Dick Weisinger

“The robots are among us.  A lot of people are going to come in contact with robots in the next two to five years,” said Steve Jurvetson, director at Tesla and SpaceX, as reported by the Financial Times.  Jurvetson is just

Robotics: Manufacturers Deploy Robots to Automate their Supply Chains

By Dick Weisinger

Improved robotic technology and decreasing costs are making the use of robotics in the supply chain a very attractive option. A survey from Deloitte of manufacturers found that just over half thought that robotics and automation would provide them future competitive

Robotics: Robots are Starting to Be Used for Healthcare, Agriculture, Education and More

By Dick Weisinger

Robots are gaining popularity fast.  IDC says that global spending on robotics and services are expected to climb to $135.4 billion by 2019 from $71 billion in 2015.  In particular, strong growth is expected in Asia and Japan where 65