> Robotic Process Automation or RPA is a software robot that emulates and performs monotonous human tasks without manual intervention

Sounds like something we used to call a macro recorder, which I think I first encountered in Win3.1. Did I miss something...?

eg. From this (random site I just googled):

> Macro software is a tool that helps record your repetitive actions on your computer like, mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, etc. for playback later. While it helps you record your basic automating tasks, it also lets you perform a complex task like, writing your own refined macro script for playback. [0]

[0] https://merabheja.com/17-free-macro-recorder-tools-to-perfor...

RPA software isn’t cheap, and from what we saw did not deliver much in the way of value that can’t be solutioned with vba and selenium.

This industry feels like a giant hypescam tbh. I blame the presence of the word robotic.

Have you folks seen more RPA rollouts in production environments?