Lack of understanding holds back automation

Businesses are missing out on automation because they don't understand the technology according to a new report. The study from business automation specialist V1 finds a number of misconceptions about robotic process automation (RPA) including that 22 percent of people think RPA requires a physical robot. Nearly a quarter (24 percent) say it's expensive and half of the poll's respondents think RPA will take their jobs, while 16 percent say it will damage workforce morale. V1's director Dean McGlone says: People continue to believe that walking and talking robots are threatening our jobs but this couldn't be further from the… [Continue Reading]