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Robotic Process Automation
January 2026

Robotic Process Automation has quietly moved from being a tactical cost-saving tool to a strategic capability shaping how modern organizations operate, scale, and compete. What began as simple rule-based task automation is now evolving into intelligent, AI-augmented systems capable of handling unstructured data, decision-making, and end-to-end workflows. This journal explores how RPA is converging with AI, analytics, cloud platforms, and even humanoid robotics to redefine work itself. Moving from enterprise readiness and governance to tooling choices, industry applications, and future-facing business models, the pieces in this issue collectively frame RPA not as a back-office optimization lever, but as a core pillar of digital operating models for the decade ahead.

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