A robot that automatizes repetitive tasks performed in the office was developed in Spain. It will soon be arriving to Latin America.

Just like robotics dominated the manufacture industry to automatize processes, prevent risks and make the most of workers’ intellectual capacity, Robotic Process Automation decided to introduce artificial intelligence in those tasks that are digitalized in companies, but still demand some sort of human intervention to be carried out.

Managing a long list of complaints, processing taxes or migrating data from different computer systems are a few examples of the tasks the robot carries out. The solution focuses on companies that move massive amounts of data, such as banks or consultancy firms.

The technicians from Robotic Process Automation visit the company’s facilities to analyse the needs and working processes in order to detect what tasks can be automatized and what is the potential benefit. This is a free of charge prior auditing process, which’s goal is to make ad hoc developments that fit specific needs.

The implementation of these tasks, through the instalment of the robot, does not only generate a rise of productivity with time management optimization, but also reduces the error margin up to 50%. Other advantages include the implantation scalability and the possibility of having advanced analytics.

Robotic Process Automation says that installing the robot is very simple: it can be done in 5 minutes, and the only requisite is to operate with Windows. The company offers annual renewable licenses. The current price is 600€.  Víctor Fernández, director of consultancy at RPA states that installing 10 robots equals the everyday work of 20 people, “though we have even managed to get a single robot to do the work of 10 people”.

Future plans include designing similar developments for SMEs and international expansion. The first step would be taken in 2017, starting in Argentina, where negotiations have already started.