What is Robotic Process Automation?

Robotic Process Automation is a software technology

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The actual term of RPA was coined in 2012 by Phil Fersht

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Automation Edge is a RPA tool which is used for automation

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RPA goal is to create a virtual workforce across applications and systems

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There are three types of Robotic Process Automation

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Attended Automation

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Unattended Automation

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Hybrid RPA

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