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Spot, the well-known four-legged robot from Boston Dynamics, is now also for sale in Europe. Commercial sales of Spot had already started in the United States, following a successful Early Adopter program in which a number of companies in both Europe and North America integrated the robot into their operations.

The new edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator has become a visual masterpiece, which is only possible by making smart use of AI, machine learning and the corresponding computing power in the cloud. As a result, the entire world is shown in detailed 3D image, in combination with live weather effects and other air traffic.

Exponential growth from 200 to 2,000 employees is, to put it mildly, a challenge for the Human Resources department. UiPath has experienced this growth recently, and in that process its own Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology has been used to keep that process on the right track.

Businesses are increasingly adopting RPA and other intelligent automation technologies to address the new business and market pressures created by the pandemic. At the same time, they still believe that a people-centered approach is essential to future success at work, according to a study by Forrester Research.

At RPA supplier UiPath, more than 1,700 robots are running and 140 processes are automated with Robotic Process Automation. The Operational Center of Excellence (OcE) must ensure that this runs smoothly. But how do you make an OcE for RPA a success? The Rocking Robots team spoke with Razvan Nutica, Head of Automation CoE & Operation and Costin Genoiu, RPA Delivery Manager, about the lessons they have learned in internal automation. Interestingly enough, even at a company that makes robots, such an automation process is not much different from that of a “regular” company.

Yesterday, UiPath hosted the webinar RPA for Finance & Accounting: Improving Working Capital Metrics. Speakers included Mihai Faur, Chief Accounting Officer, who was responsible for introducing RPA to UiPath’s finance department: “Young people don’t want to do boring work anymore. Use robots for that “. In this video, Rocking Robots talks about this with him: “If you really want to get started with AI, you must first have your Robotic Process Automation in order”

This morning UiPath organized the webinar RPA for Finance & Accounting: Improving Working Capital Metrics. One of the speakers was Simona Balan, who herself was involved in the introduction of RPA in the finance department of UiPath: “We are our own customer zero”. In this video, Rocking Robots talks to her about this: “If we can do it in such a short time, anyone can do it.”

In a playful way, children learn to work better together by programming robots. Not only school children, but also employees of companies can almost literally brush up their skills in a fun way using robots. Rocking Robots spoke with the initiator of this concept, Tamar Neter from RobotWise.

An advanced robotic arm is more than just beautiful technology. Use of such a prosthesis is not just about confirming, as a conversation with Arie Rommers shows. He has been using a bionic arm, the Bebionic, for some time now. “You can get a really nice bionic arm, but your brain has to control it, so you have to feel good about yourself”

One of the worst affected sectors in the current corona crisis is aviation. KLM subsidiary Transavia has also been affected by the consequences of the corona outbreak. Numerous flights have been canceled or changed, which threatened to lead to a lot of work pressure and hassle on the administration. Together with Ciphix, Transavia has been able to overcome this by quickly deploying a virtual employee.