Here are some **simple RPA (Robotic Process Automation) project ideas** you can start with. These projects are beginner-friendly, require minimal resources, and can be completed with open-source or low-cost RPA tools like **UiPath Community Edition**, **Automation Anywhere Community Edition**, or **TagUI**.


### **1. Automated Email Sorting**
- **Objective**: Automatically sort emails into folders based on subject, sender, or keywords.
- **Steps**:
  1. Use an RPA tool to monitor an email inbox.
  2. Define rules to identify specific emails (e.g., invoices, reports).
  3. Move identified emails to appropriate folders.
- **Tools**: UiPath, Power Automate, or Python with `imaplib`.

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### **2. Data Entry Automation**
- **Objective**: Automate the process of copying data from one system (e.g., Excel) into another (e.g., a web form or database).
- **Steps**:
  1. Read data from an Excel file or CSV.
  2. Open the target application or website.
  3. Fill in the required fields using the extracted data.
  4. Submit and log the results.
- **Tools**: UiPath, AutoHotkey, or TagUI.

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### **3. Web Scraping for Price Comparison**
- **Objective**: Extract product prices from multiple e-commerce websites and store them in a spreadsheet for analysis.
- **Steps**:
  1. Open target e-commerce websites.
  2. Locate product price elements on the pages.
  3. Extract and save the data into an Excel sheet.
- **Tools**: UiPath, Selenium, or Python with `BeautifulSoup`.

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### **4. Invoice Processing**
- **Objective**: Automate reading invoices and extracting key details like invoice number, amount, and date.
- **Steps**:
  1. Monitor a folder for incoming invoices (PDFs or scanned images).
  2. Use OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to read the invoice details.
  3. Save extracted details into a database or Excel.
- **Tools**: UiPath, Automation Anywhere, or Python with `Tesseract`.

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### **5. Social Media Post Scheduling**
- **Objective**: Automate the scheduling of social media posts across platforms.
- **Steps**:
  1. Read a list of posts and their scheduled times from an Excel file.
  2. Log in to social media accounts.
  3. Schedule posts using the platforms' scheduling tools.
- **Tools**: UiPath, Power Automate, or Zapier.

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### **6. Website Monitoring**
- **Objective**: Monitor a website for changes (e.g., price drops or content updates) and send an alert.
- **Steps**:
  1. Scrape the webpage at regular intervals.
  2. Compare the current data with the previous version.
  3. Send an email or notification if changes are detected.
- **Tools**: TagUI, UiPath, or Python with `requests` and `difflib`.

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### **7. Automated Report Generation**
- **Objective**: Generate reports by combining data from multiple sources.
- **Steps**:
  1. Gather data from Excel, databases, or APIs.
  2. Create and format a report in Excel or PDF.
  3. Email the report to stakeholders.
- **Tools**: UiPath, VBA macros, or Python with `pandas`.

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### **8. File Renaming and Sorting**
- **Objective**: Automatically rename and organize files based on predefined rules.
- **Steps**:
  1. Monitor a folder for new files.
  2. Rename files based on their type, content, or timestamp.
  3. Move files to specific directories.
- **Tools**: UiPath, PowerShell, or Python with `os` module.

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### **9. Customer Feedback Aggregation**
- **Objective**: Collect customer feedback from emails, surveys, or social media.
- **Steps**:
  1. Extract feedback from emails or survey tools.
  2. Compile feedback into a central document.
  3. Categorize feedback using keywords.
- **Tools**: UiPath, Python with `nltk` for text processing.

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### **10. Automated Meeting Scheduling**
- **Objective**: Automate meeting scheduling based on participants' availability.
- **Steps**:
  1. Read emails or calendar invites.
  2. Check participants' availability using calendar APIs.
  3. Schedule the meeting and send confirmations.
- **Tools**: UiPath, Google Calendar API, or Microsoft Power Automate.

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### **11. Document Conversion**
- **Objective**: Automate the process of converting files (e.g., Word to PDF, image to text).
- **Steps**:
  1. Monitor a folder for new documents.
  2. Convert documents to the required format.
  3. Save the converted files in a separate folder.
- **Tools**: UiPath, Python with `PyPDF2` or `docx`.

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### **12. Employee Onboarding**
- **Objective**: Automate repetitive onboarding tasks like creating accounts or sending welcome emails.
- **Steps**:
  1. Extract employee details from a form or spreadsheet.
  2. Add the employee to internal systems (e.g., HR software, email system).
  3. Send onboarding materials via email.
- **Tools**: UiPath, Automation Anywhere.

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### **13. Browser Automation**
- **Objective**: Automate repetitive browser-based tasks like form submissions or data extraction.
- **Steps**:
  1. Use an RPA tool to navigate a browser.
  2. Interact with web elements like buttons, fields, or links.
  3. Complete the task (e.g., form submission, data entry).
- **Tools**: Selenium, TagUI.

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### **14. Slack Notifications**
- **Objective**: Send Slack notifications for specific triggers (e.g., a new email or file upload).
- **Steps**:
  1. Monitor for triggers (e.g., new file or email).
  2. Use Slack's API or RPA tool to send a message.
- **Tools**: UiPath, Zapier, or Python with `slack_sdk`.