Predictions 2023: Automation And Robotics

October 27th, 2022

Craig Le Clair Vice President, Principal Analyst

Renee Taylor-Huot Senior Researcher

Bernhard Schaffrik Principal Analyst

Naveen Chhabra Principal Analyst

Danny Mu

Guannan Lu

With contributors:

Glenn O'Donnell , David Mooter , Rob Koplowitz , Audrey Lynch , Diane Lynch

Summary

Leading firms will see a modest deceleration of automation progress in 2023 due to uncertain economic conditions. Organizations will look for value in data-driven process improvement in their automation investments. Physical automation projects will align with IT guidelines and management due to their rising importance, and growing skill gaps and federation trends will push automation centers of excellence (COEs) to change structure and strategic focus.

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