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Cyber

BAE Systems Launches Robotic Operations Center For ‘Software Bots’ Program

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, August 20th, 2019

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BAE Systems Launches Robotic Operations Center For ‘Software Bots’ Program

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BAE Systems on Monday announced the launch of a new Robotics Operations Center (ROC) that will serve as the central site for the company’s program to develop and deploy “software robots” for national security customers. The site will bring together IT operations for the program, where BAE is working with technology firm UiPath to build machine learning-powered bots that automate high-volume, repetitive tasks. “The ROC is the culmination of years of continuous methodology development and the addition of new technologies…

Congress

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Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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