Robotic process automation

Research toward integrating robots into daily life is being developed by Greek labs and startups. Instead of static industrial robots, which have been operating for years in major industrial countries, research has shifted to so-called collaborative robots, which are mostly employed in services and operate alongside and with people.

The Finance Ministry and tech unicorn UiPath announced the signing of their first cooperation agreement, a step forward for rendering operational the Ministry's Robotic Process Automation Center of Excellence.

Microsoft will create a robotic process automation (RPA) development center in Athens, spokesman Charles Lamanna said last week in a teleconference with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis following the information technology giant's recent acquisition of Greek-owned software company Softomotive.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the recently announced buyouts of the Greek companies Softomotive and Think Silicon, by two giant global technology companies, Microsoft and Applied Material, respectively, were landmark successes for the development of advanced technology in Greece.

Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday Kathimerini's exclusive report about the US-based software giant's acquisition of Greek-owned Softomotive, in what is the biggest acquisition of a Greek tech company to date.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new "oil" of the near future and can provide huge opportunities for Turkey, says Tansu Yeğen, who has spent 28 years of his career in the high-tech market.