With nearly two decades of experience in robotic process automation (RPA) technologies, the company’s CEO, Mihir Shukla, has been a leading voice and visionary in developing this category. He believes in a future where automation will free up employee time to focus on what people do best – think beyond repetitive tasks, be creative and add value to the workplace.

While many aspects of automation are surrounded by negative connotations in mainstream media, I wanted to explore the positive side of how technology 

One hundred years ago, work consisted of digging a hole in the ground and planting something. We then moved onto boring, mundane and repetitive tasks. But technology is now liberating workers and enabling them to question inefficiencies rather than accepting them. 

Mihir shares his tech startup journey, building Automation Anywhere, and the future of bots in the workplace. We also discuss how tech can help us think beyond repetitive tasks, be creative and more human.