Automation software is a broad subject that covers almost every area of life, as we know it. This form of software development has become integrated into our day-to-day lives with out a conscience understanding of how or where. Often people do not even realize that they are interacting with a form of the software, because it has become such a common place in our society, worldwide. Here we will discuss some common automation software that is used regularly but not often noticed by anyone on a daily basis.

When we go to the market to purchase groceries we interact with many different forms of automation software from the time we enter the building to the time we check out and pay for our purchases. The first place a person would interact with a form of automation software is at the door. When the door detects motion it opens for a customer to enter. This automatic door system makes it easy for people to enter a building with a cart, or other needed items until they get inside and can get a cart. The next place a form of automation software can be seen would be in the price check machines many stores utilize to advise customers of a price for an item that may not be marked. You would scan a barcode, and the system automatically finds the cost and description and pulls it to the viewing screen. The final step, which should be the most obvious, is when you check out to pay. The automation software here reads the barcodes, locates the price, then adds all the items together and automatically tallies applicable taxes and fees, then prints with out extra input. As much as we may see that weekly, daily or monthly it is often not something that occurs to us.

Another place anyone can find automation software is in the banking industry. This location may seem obvious with the maintenance of a personal or business account. This however is not the only automation software that can be attributed to the banking industry. The Automated Teller Machine or ATM is something we interact with far more often then the bank agents. This will facilitate checking and savings account adjustments with the push of a button, and updates the records upon each change and adjustment. Additionally, if you are a customer who collects their change, and later wants to turn it into cash, the bank often has an automatic change sorter and counter which is designed to segregate the different coins as they are poured into the machine, and add up the denominations accurately. This obviously automation is often something of an afterthought for those who use it steadily. Where you see daily application of automation, some one had to write the automation software to work with it.