AgentHack submission type
Agentic UI Automation
Name
Sridevi
Team name
AutoMates
Team members
@Sridevi_Shetty @SPANDANA_A_P @Shravya_P1 @Surbhi Sneha
How many agents do you use
One agent
Industry category in which use case would best fit in (Select up to 2 industries)
Public sector
Complexity level
Beginner
Summary (abstract)
“News Headline Extractor” is a beginner-friendly automation built using UiPath Studio (Modern Design Experience). It addresses the need to quickly access daily news by automatically visiting the India Today website, extracting the top 5 headlines, and displaying them to the user. The bot leverages UI automation activities like Use Application/Browser, Extract Table Data, and Message Box. It is triggered using a custom keyboard shortcut through UiPath Assistant, allowing users to get their news instantly with a single key press. This solution demonstrates a simple and practical use of agentic attended automation for everyday tasks.
Detailed problem statement
Staying updated with daily news is important, but manually browsing websites like India Today each morning is time-consuming and inefficient. Users often face information overload, wasting time sifting through irrelevant sections just to find key headlines. This repetitive task requires manual effort and lacks a quick, user-friendly way to access top news. There is a clear need for an automation solution that can extract and display the top 5 headlines instantly, reducing effort and saving time. The challenge is to make this process seamless, efficient, and accessible even to non-technical users through a simple keyboard-triggered automation.
Detailed solution
The proposed solution is a simple and effective UiPath automation called “News Headline Extractor”, built using Modern Design Experience in UiPath Studio. When triggered using a keyboard shortcut via UiPath Assistant, the bot automatically launches the India Today website using the Use Application/Browser activity. It then uses the Extract Table Data activity to capture the top 5 headlines from the homepage. These headlines are stored in a DataTable, and the bot loops through them using For Each Row to display each one individually through Message Box pop-ups. This solution eliminates the need for users to manually browse the website and helps them quickly view the most important news of the day with minimal effort.
Demo Video
Expected impact of this automation
The automation significantly improves daily productivity by eliminating the need to manually browse news websites for updates. With just a simple keyboard shortcut, users can instantly view the top 5 headlines from India Today, saving valuable time each morning. It reduces repetitive effort, enhances user convenience, and ensures quick access to key information without distractions or clutter. This project showcases how even small automations can deliver meaningful impact in everyday tasks, especially for non-technical users. It also demonstrates the potential of agentic UI automation to simplify routine actions and support faster, more informed decision-making.
UiPath products used (select up to 4 items)
UiPath Studio
Integration with external technologies
None currently; can be extended to email, Excel, or Google Sheets integration.
Sample inputs and outputs for solution execution
The automation requires no manual input from the user apart from triggering it using a keyboard shortcut set in UiPath Assistant. Once triggered, the bot automatically navigates to the India Today website and extracts the top 5 news headlines from the homepage. These headlines are the output, which are then displayed one by one using Message Box activities. The process does not require the user to enter any data, making it fully autonomous and easy to use for anyone.