Technological solutions like automation and RPA have helped businesses deal with the pandemic—and beyond
Technology has been a pandemic savior for many businesses. Automation, in particular, is both taking care of work that humans can’t physically do right now—for example, product picking in busy warehouses where social distancing is difficult—and handling routine tasks so that limited human resources can focus on more advanced priorities. In fact, if we put the right management policies in place, automation could help Canada’s economy become stronger and more productive post-pandemic, according to a new study from Joel Blit, an economics professor at the University of Waterloo...

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Meet SomaDetect’s Bethany Desphande
CEO and co-founder of SomaDetect, an agricultural technology company that provides dairy farmers with data on milk quality and animal health.

The SomaDetect system collects data from milk using an in-line optical sensor that fits into the existing milking equipment on dairy farms. The data is analysed using artificial intelligence and presented on visualization software, giving farmers detailed information on the milk quality and health of each cow...

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