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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 Caption Contest - December 18, 2013
Congratulations to our two winners - Todd Scott of Texas and Alvin Augustin of New Jersey! Enjoy your new Automation.com coffee mugs. The top caption was submitted by Todd and the bottom caption was submitted by Alvin. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - December 11, 2013
Otto questions his manager about the military uniform and crew cut. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - December 4, 2013
Otto explains to management why the future is so bright for automation engineers. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - November 20, 2013
Otto is too young to realize that he is using a inappropriate Seinfeld reference. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - November 13, 2013
Otto says, "The Automation Future's so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades." -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - November 6, 2013
Otto and Mr. Barnes lament the large number of industry acronyms and twitter hashtags. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - October 30, 2013
Otto draws comparison between project delay and delay in government responsibilities. -
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ComicOtto Mation Comic - October 16, 2013
Otto and his fellow engineers discuss politics around the water cooler. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - October 2, 2013
Congratulations to our winner! The winning comic caption was submitted by Nelson Gil in Texas. "He's old school...from back when a blinking red light was a high priority alarm."