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Otto Mation Comic Series
Meet Otto Mation!
Little Otto Mation was born with a rare gift called the C.A.P. (Certified Automation Professional), which is an objective assessment and confirmation of skills as an automation professional offered by the International Society of Automation (ISA). Those of us in the automation profession have studied and worked for years to earn the C.A.P. Follow the life of Otto through this unique comic series.
This month’s comic
Take a look at this month’s comic. If you think of a good caption, send it on over to us!
Meet Otto Mation!
Little Otto Mation was born with a rare gift called the C.A.P. (Certified Automation Professional), which is an objective assessment and confirmation of skills as an automation professional offered by the International Society of Automation (ISA). Those of us in the automation profession have studied and worked for years to earn the C.A.P. Follow the life of Otto through this unique comic series.
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ComicOtto Mation Comic - March 23, 2016
Otto discovers a new application for the thermal imaging cameras recently purchased by his company. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - March 2, 2016
We selected two captions as winners this week. The winning captions for our recent comic were submitted by Jerry L. in Ontario and Cory J. in Wyoming, respectively. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - February 10, 2016
The winning caption was submitted by Pete F. in Pennsylvania. Congratulations, Pete! "Otto, in recognition of your automation excellency, you can have my seat at the theater tonight!" A few other good captions were submitted also. See below the comic for a few honorable mentions... -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - January 20, 2016
The winning caption was submitted by Eric N. in Colorado. Congratulations, Eric! "Glad you're happy with the new frictionless conveyor system, Otto, but we've got a shift starting in ten minutes!" A few other good captions were submitted also. See below the comic for a few honorable mentions... -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - January 13, 2016
Otto attempts to explain his industrial IoT strategy for the manufacturing plant to his boss, Mr. Barnes. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - December 16, 2015
The winning caption was submitted by Robert J. in New Jersey. Congratulations, Robert! Robert submitted these new lyrics for the favorite song, "Up on the Rooftop." "Up on the roof top reindeer paws, Out from the chimney robot claws" A few other good captions were submitted also. See below the comic for a few honorable mentions... -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - December 9, 2015
Mysterious man encourages Otto to run for President again, claiming he has a much better chance this time. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - November 18, 2015
The winning caption was submitted by Mike B. in Pennsylvania. Congratulations (again), Mike! "I know this sounds crazy, but I feel like we should put on our PPE before we get started!" -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - October 28, 2015
The winning caption was submitted by Pete L. in Pennsylvania. "If he gets assembled in that order, he's going to be a real butt-head to deal with." -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - October 21, 2015
Otto makes his demands after Mr. Barnes asks for more advanced automation at the plant.