Humans have used technology to outsource labor since the Roman water grains in 1BC. However, The term automation has been in practice since the mid-40s when a manager at the US Ford car manufacturing plant used the word to describe its mechanized production line. Fast forward almost 80 years, and we have self-driving cars and robots that can perform surgery. Digital technologies in the modern workplace are some of the most meaningful and impactful types of automation. Many of these advances are so seamless that they almost go unnoticed. Yet, if we switched back to manual, workplace productivity and employee satisfaction would take a nosedive. As we move toward what Gartner calls the era of Hyperautomation , it is time to look at how automation has and continues to transform the workplace by streamlining various business processes. Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik Benefits of automation Before we explore the digital technology that is transforming the world of work, we should highlig