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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 - July 23, 2014
Otto laments over his salary, but delivers an unrecognized jab to his boss. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - July 16, 2014
Otto tries to convince his veteran colleague to embrace the latest technology in smartphones and tablets. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - June 18, 2014
Otto's company suffers the consequences because management didn't take cybersecurity seriously. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - June 11, 2014
Otto questions his colleague about the stacks and stacks of trade magazines on his desk. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - May 21, 2014
The winning captions were submitted by Russell Smith in Ontario, Canada and Stan Hoo in New Jersey. The top caption was submitted by Russell and the bottom caption was submitted by Stan. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - May 14, 2014
Otto questions his colleague about all the data from the manufacturing systems. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - May 7, 2014
Otto asks Mr. Barnes for money to redesign their best-selling machine. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - April 30, 2014
Otto walks in on Mr. Barnes giving a hug to one of his robots. This comic idea was submitted by Nancy Zarrow from Massachusetts. Thank you, Nancy! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - April 23, 2014
Mr. Barnes inundates Otto with all of the latest industry buzz-words. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - April 16, 2014
How to use robots and stay compliant with the Equal Opportunity Employment Act. This comic idea was submitted by Nancy Zarrow from Massachusetts. Thank you, Nancy!