'It seems that robots—although still bearing the burden of deep-seated human stigmas—have entered the mainstream,' says Deloitte in a new report. A 'perfect storm of circumstances' is cementing a place for intelligent automation in day-to-day business operations, according to a new report from Deloitte. Seventy-three percent of respondents to the firm's annual global executive survey said their organizations have embarked on a path to intelligent automation—compared to 58% last year, the Automation with Intelligence report found.