Why Automation Anywhere's 'Agentic' Play Is Still Just Fancy RPA In 2026
Automation Anywhere just dropped 'Agentic Process Automation' as if they invented it. They're not alone. UiPath, Blue Prism and every legacy RPA vendor are rushing to slap 'AI agent' on their old bots. The problem? Most of them are still stuck in 2020. They control clicks and keyboard shortcuts but they can't actually see or understand what's on your screen. They can't open a real browser and click around like a human. That's why Coasty just hit 82% on the OSWorld benchmark while OpenAI and Anthropic hover in the 30s and 70s respectively. Real computer use isn't a buzzword. It's a massive performance gap.
The 'Agentic' Rebrand Is Just Window Dressing
Legacy vendors know AI agents are hot. They don't want to be left behind. So they bundle in LLMs into their existing RPA platforms and call it 'agentic automation.' The reality is most of these tools still rely on brittle automation that breaks the moment UI changes. A UI element moves two pixels to the right and your 'intelligent bot' fails. That's not agentic. That's fragile automation with a fancy marketing label. Real AI agents adapt. They see the screen. They understand context. They make decisions. They don't wait for you to hardcode every single click. This is the fundamental difference between Automation Anywhere's approach and what Coasty actually does.
Real Computer Use vs. Click-Bot Automation
- ●Automation Anywhere bots follow rigid rules. If a button moves two pixels, the bot breaks.
- ●Coasty agents actually see your desktop like a human. They understand visual context.
- ●OSWorld benchmarks prove the gap. Coasty 82% vs OpenAI 38% vs Anthropic 72%.
- ●Legacy RPA vendors can't scale because every new task requires new rules.
- ●Real AI agents learn from each task and get better over time.
OSWorld is the only real benchmark for computer use. It tests agents on open-ended tasks across real operating systems. Coasty's 82% vs OpenAI's 38% shows that seeing and understanding your desktop is the difference between a toy and a tool that can actually replace manual work.
The Cost of Keeping Your Old RPA Setup
Legacy automation platforms cost a fortune to maintain. Every time your UI changes you need a developer to update the bot. Every time a business process shifts you need new rules. That's why 27% of cloud spend is wasted. Companies buy platforms and never see ROI because they're building brittle systems on top of brittle tools. Meanwhile Coasty can handle dynamic UIs, open-ended tasks and real-world chaos. It doesn't need you to map every click. It just needs to understand the goal and figure out how to get there. That's the kind of automation that actually pays for itself.
Why Coasty Is The Obvious Choice
You want agentic automation that actually works. You want an AI computer use agent that can open browsers, fill forms, navigate real software and recover from errors. That's what Coasty is built for. It's not just another RPA platform. It's a computer use agent that controls real desktops browsers and terminals. You can run it on your own desktop or deploy it on cloud VMs for parallel execution. Need to automate 50 tasks at once? Coasty's agent swarms handle that effortlessly. It's the #1 computer use agent for a reason. 82% on OSWorld isn't a fluke. It's what happens when you stop pretending bots can see and start building agents that actually can.
The Bottom Line
Automation Anywhere and other legacy vendors are playing catch-up. They're rebranding old technology to sound modern. But if you actually want AI agents that can work autonomously across your entire stack you need something that goes beyond click-and-drag automation. You need real computer use. Coasty gives you that. It's faster cheaper and more capable than anything else out there. Why settle for a warmed-over RPA bot when you can have an AI agent that can actually replace manual work? Go to coasty.ai and see what real computer use looks like.