Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Software Resources
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Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Software Articles
History of Robotics and Robots: From 1900 till Now
The idea of artificial beings is nothing new to human civilization.
by Piper Thomson
Automation and Collaboration in Focus at Salesforce’s TrailblazerDX 2022
Salesforce’s TrailblazerDX (TDX) 2022, a Salesforce developer conference at the end of April, featured a plethora of forward-looking statements, demos, workshops, and dancing mascots. Much was said and shown, but automation and collaboration were key themes at both TDX and the preceding analyst summit. So how does Salesforce's messaging line up with what software buyers are asking for?
by Adam Crivello
What You Wanted to Know About RPA But Were Afraid to Ask
In the last post in this series, we zoomed into key features of robotic process automation (RPA) software to help buyers find the right software for their particular needs. In this piece, we will zoom out in order to understand how it fits into broader historical trends in the RPA space and more.
by Matthew Miller
Tech Companies Bridging the Gap Between AI and Automation
Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are important, interrelated tools that help organizations streamline their processes and add intelligence to their workflows.
They allow businesses to reach organizational goals by automating business processes, whereby they can increase efficiency and adapt to new business procedures.
by Matthew Miller
The Pros and Cons of Different Automation Types
The concept of automation is straightforward: create tools that perform tasks with minimal human involvement. And the motivation for more automation is simple: Companies can do more with less. “More” means companies can sell and deliver a higher volume of products and services than ever before. “Less” refers to the fact that, thanks to automation, fewer resources are required.
by Gabriel Gheorghiu
G2 on Enterprise AI & Analytics: What is It Really & Why Does It Matter?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the hottest topic in technology. Its use in the age of digital transformation spans the commercial and public sectors, fueling debate among businesses, lawmakers, and the public. I have been putting pen to paper on the subject for a few years now; having recently joined G2 to nurture the expansion of our AI categories (as well as our analytics, cloud, and security categories), I would like to sum up some of my views, while setting the scene for a more detailed exploration of the technologies, business challenges, and trends shaping AI.
by Tom Pringle
What Is Robotics? (+ How It Impacts Society)
Our cybernetic overlords are already among us. Luckily, they’re not all threatening...yet.
by Piper Thomson
Automating HR with Robotic Process as a Service
To work in human resources is to be inundated with repetitive, time-intensive and error-sensitive tasks, day in and day out. Fortunately, it’s become easier to automate these tedious tasks and allow HR personnel to focus their time and energy on expanding their strategic and creative thinking.
by Courtney Moran
Robotic Process Automation: What It Is + 5 Industry Examples
Digital transformation is how businesses find ways to solve traditional problems faster and more efficiently through the use of technology.
by Devin Pickell
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Software Glossary Terms
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Software Discussions
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Question on: Automation Anywhere Agentic Process Automation
How do i extract the Scanned PDF?
Please help me to extract the information from PDF.
Hello,
You can use OCR method available in AA tool box and use Capture Image by path
Hi, you can use the OCR to extract data but if you want to automate scanned files then IQ bot is very good to handle sccand file. We had automated invoice process through IQ bot and believe me this is very stable approach.
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Question on: UiPath Agentic Automation
What is the best way to extract the PDF data.
We have 4 types of the input source ( web grid, excel, word, PDF). PDF is more challenge for extracting the information. Checkbox and radio button are not able to extracting from PDF document. Please help me out of this issue.
https://forum.uipath.com/t/reading-checkbox-checked-unchecked-in-editable-pdf/111478 . Try this maybe this should help.
Hi,
The best way of extract data from PDF i.e. REGEX. Using REGEX you can do that.
Simply create one pattern what you want to extract from PDF and past in MATCH activity in UiPath.
For more details, visit below link.
https://forum.uipath.com/t/help-with-extracting-from-pdf/100061/5
For extracting radio button/ checkboxes you can use NLP[Natural Language Processing] for that!!
Have you tried this LUIS??
Use Computer Vision Activity
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Question on: Automation Anywhere Agentic Process Automation
How do we extract the scanned PDF document.
We need to extract the checkbox and radio button details from the scanned PDF. Could you please guide me.
For extracting data's from scanned pdf's we are using cognitive RPA in Automation Anywhere tool. One important thing is the dpi of the scanned copy should be atleast 300.
You need to use IQBOT tool from Automation Anywhere to extract the text from the scanned PDF images. I am not sure about the extraction of checkbox & radio button. Please check with AA support.
You can achieve this by using manage web control commads available
if it is image you can use the OCR
if it is PDF you can use the PDF integration
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Software Topics
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Software Reports
Mid-Market Grid® Report for Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
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G2 Report: Grid® Report
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Enterprise Grid® Report for Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
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Momentum Grid® Report for Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
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Small-Business Grid® Report for Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
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Enterprise Grid® Report for Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
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G2 Report: Grid® Report
Small-Business Grid® Report for Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
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G2 Report: Grid® Report
Mid-Market Grid® Report for Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Summer 2026
G2 Report: Grid® Report
Grid® Report for Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
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G2 Report: Grid® Report
Momentum Grid® Report for Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
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