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In my opinion a complete misuse of the term "robotic". Similarly how the term "AI" was (and is) abused by tech companies marketing departments.
by vorhemus 5y ago
In my opinion a complete misuse of the term "robotic". Similarly how the term "AI" was (and is) abused by tech companies marketing departments.
- leetrout 5y agoI really like IBMs marketing of Watson as cognitive computing / cognitive enhancement / cognitive assistance.
- homarp 5y agorobotic as in "resembling or characteristic of a robot, especially in being stiff or unemotional." Basically, it makes it clear that RPA is just macro recording, without any 'subtlety' or margin of errors (one pixel shift will break RPA)
- joe_the_user 5y agoCalling it "macro recording" would make it maximally clear that this was macro recording, I think.
- T0Bi 5y agoBut that's just wrong. Most RPA Software (like UiPath) uses selectors for web and desktop automation. You can use static or dynamic selectors, anchors and lots of other techniques to tell the bot where to click/type. It's very dynamic and a well written bot will work even after changes to the website or software. Also, pure RPA is usually only used on legacy software without any other APIs, so they rarely change. Source: RPA/IPA Dev
- PinkMilkshake 5y ago> one pixel shift will break RPA The RPA systems I looked at supported fuzzy matching for images and text.