HCLSoftware (NSE: HCLTECH) (BSE: HCLTECH) plans to acquire Robotiq.ai, a Croatian provider of enterprise robotic process automation software, in a move intended to add application-level task execution to its HCL UnO Agentic platform. The proposed deal would give organizations a way to extend agentic workflows into applications where APIs are unavailable or insufficient, according to the company.
HCLSoftware said Robotiq.ai’s RPA capabilities would extend UnO Agentic from decision-making into execution across enterprise applications. That is the practical change for IT teams supporting automated business and service workflows: instead of relying only on direct application integrations, an agentic workflow could use robotic process automation to carry out defined tasks in systems that do not expose the needed API.
The company framed the acquisition as a response to demand for AI systems that can reliably execute work in complex enterprise environments. It said Robotiq.ai’s platform is already used by large banks, insurance groups and telecommunications providers. The source did not identify those customers or describe individual deployment configurations.
Robotic process automation is relevant to IT workflow automation because it can connect processes that run across established enterprise applications, including systems that may not have a modern integration interface. HCLSoftware said the combined capability would add RPA execution to orchestration, allowing AI-driven workflows to automate tasks beyond applications with suitable APIs. The company did not specify which enterprise applications, workflow templates or integrations would be available at closing.
Robotiq.ai describes its platform as having ISO-certified security, audit logs and flexible deployment options. Those controls are important in a production environment where an automated workflow may take actions across multiple applications, but HCLSoftware did not provide technical detail on the certification scope, identity integrations, approval controls or audit-data retention. Organizations evaluating the eventual combined platform will need to establish their own permissions and governance around automated actions.
The transaction is expected to close in November 2026. Until it does, Robotiq.ai remains a planned addition rather than a feature customers can assume is part of HCL UnO Agentic. HCLSoftware did not disclose financial terms in the source.
The acquisition also illustrates a distinction between AI agents that can recommend or route work and systems that can complete a step inside an enterprise application. In environments where an API is missing or incomplete, a conventional integration can prevent a workflow from reaching its final action. HCLSoftware’s proposed combination is aimed at using RPA to close that execution gap while keeping the activity within an orchestrated process.
For IT operations and automation teams, the potential benefit is less manual intervention when a workflow needs to traverse established enterprise applications without a direct API connection. The tradeoff is that RPA-based execution can require careful access design, monitoring and change control, particularly when a process affects production records or services. The company said Robotiq.ai would help make automation part of a governed process across the enterprise, but the operational results will depend on the workflows, access policies and deployment choices each customer adopts.
HCLSoftware’s purchase plan is therefore a substantive expansion of its automation stack rather than a general AI branding exercise: it would add an execution layer for enterprise applications to an existing agentic orchestration platform. The value for customers will hinge on whether that layer can reliably connect their own applications and controls after the deal closes.