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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: September 2026
"It's not personnel, it's just personnel-lite." -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: August 2026
“Be careful around reps 47-50; that’s when the actuators start filing grievances.” -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: July 2026
"The future of automation is here... and it's flipping patties!" -
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ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: May 2026
"AI is coming for our jobs!" Congrats to Frank T. for submitting this month's winning Otto Mation comic caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: April 2026
“We didn't hide the eggs; we just streamlined the discovery process.” -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: March 2026
"No offense, but I was expecting a pot of gold." -
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ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: January 2026
"He's the only remaining person who knows how to program that old controller in the tank farm." -
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ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: November 2025
"Actually, I asked for a 'turnkey' solution." -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: October 2025
"Don't run away. He's here to help us... HONESTLY!" Congrats to Joseph P. of Pennsylvania for submitting the winning caption to our Halloween-themed comic! -
OpinionOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: October 2025
Ahhh!!! Don't run away just yet. Tell us how you would caption this comic! Use the form below to submit as many ideas as you want. You could win a prize! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: September 2025
"I guess you guys are not the Uber ride I called for?" Congrats to Joe P. of Pennsylvania for winning our September Otto Mation comic caption contest! -
OpinionOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: September 2025
"I guess you guys are not the Uber ride I called for?" Congrats to Joe P. of Pennsylvania for winning our September Otto Mation comic caption contest! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: August 2025
“I'm sure if we pay him, he will just go away.” Congrats to Brad V. of South Dakota for winning our caption contest for August! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: July 2025
“If only AI could plug it in for us!” Congratulations to Travis G. of Colorado for submitting the winning Otto Mation caption for this month! -
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ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: May 2025
“They kind of built themselves, but now they keep the place nice and tidy.” Congrats to Jerry L. of Ontario for submitting this month's winning caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: April 2025
“Is it an earthquake??” “No, don't worry! Someone is trying to turn the old production line on!!” Congrats to Fabio B. of Brazil for sending in the winning caption for this month's Otto Mation comic. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: March 2025
“May the road Innovation rise up to meet you. May the wind Automation be always at your back.” Congrats to Victor L. of Spain for submitting the winning caption for our March 2025 St. Patrick's Day-themed Otto Mation cartoon! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: February 2025
"I am now going to present the 'do as I say and not as I do' portion of our conference.” Congrats to Greg A. of Connecticut for providing a winning caption for Otto Mation's conference comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: January 2025
"AI was so last year. CS is the next big thing—Common Sense." Congrats to Bob M. of Ontario for submitting the winning caption for our January Otto Matic comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: December 2024
"Gee, Mr. Claus, I didn't know you expanded to the B2B sector." Congrats to Jake W. of Utah for submitting the winning caption for our last comic of the year! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: November 2024
"I think their AI exaggerated the affects of tryptophan in turkey! Oh well, Happy Thanksgiving!" Congrats to Pete L. of Pennsylvania for submitting the winning caption to our November comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: October 2024
“It’s alive! Just don’t ask how many legacy systems we had to stitch together to get here.” Congrats to Nick H. of Florida for submitting the winning caption for our Halloween Otto Mation comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: September 2024
"Hurry! She's in labor with digital twins!" Thank you, Benjamin A. of South Dakota, for submitting the winning caption for our comic this month! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: July 2024
“What’s with the funny suits?! We need to find a vendor with more local technical support.” Congrats to Jerry L. of Ontario for submitting the winning caption for our July Otto Mation cartoon caption contest! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: June 2024
"So this is HR's new hiring process?" Congrats to Kelly G. of Connecticut for winning our latest Otto Mation caption contest! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: May 2024
"It says here we need three hundred AA Batteries." Congrats to Kaveen P. who sent in the winning caption for our May 2024 Otto Mation comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: April 2024
“I guess with AI running the world now, we need to be prepared for artificial precipitation, too.” Congrats to Brent H. of Alberta, Canada, for submitting April's winning Otto Mation caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: March 2024
Leprechaun: “I'm here to file a complaint. AI leaked the true location of my pot of gold!” Congrats and thanks to Alvin A. of New Jersey for captioning our St. Patrick's Day-themed Otto Mation cartoon! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: February 2024
"Well, it has finally replaced the human worker." Congrats to Joseph P. of Pennsylvania for sending in the winning caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: January 2024
“Man: ‘In my day, robots lasted for a decade.’ Otto: ‘The new one will be delivered tomorrow. And I already ordered its successor.’” Congrats to Carlo T. of the Netherlands for submitting the winning caption for this month's Otto Mation comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: December 2023
"If AI can solve this problem, there's nothing it can't do." Thank you Greg A. of Connecticut for submitting our final winning caption of the year! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: Cybersecurity Month
"It looks like we have a little hacker issue to deal with.” Chris N. of Minnesota submitted the winning caption for our Cybersecurity Month cartoon. Congrats! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: October 2023
"We stitched his Digital Twin together with bits of Python, C# and Java.” Congrats to Sean D. of Ireland for sending in the winning caption for our comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: September 2023
"Sorry, but this is how we have always done it." Congrats to Francis K. of Switzerland for submitting September's winning Otto Mation caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: August 2023
“What is the most dangerous thing in a manufacturing plant? An Automation Engineer with a Pocket Screwdriver!” Congrats to Glynn M. of Tennessee for submitting this winning caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: July 2023
"We're taking offshoring to a whole new level. One small step for Astronaut Otto. One giant leap for Automation!!" Congrats to Mark B. of Iowa and Alvin A. of New Jersey for submitting this month's winning captions! They were so funny that we couldn't pick just one. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: June 2023
"Even Superman doesn't use these anymore." Congrats to Joseph P. of Pennsylvania for submitting this month's winning comic caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: May 2023
“Now that’s what I call…smart cars!” Congrats to Frank K. of Pennsylvania, USA, for submitting the winning caption for this month! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: April 2023
"I thought our Watchdog program would be a little less intrusive." Congrats to Luke R. of Iowa for submitting our winning caption for this month's Otto Mation cartoon! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: March 2023
Did they not consider this might happen when they let him binge watch "King Kong" and "Terminator" back to back?! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: February 2023
"All of a sudden I think I have an artificial appetite." Congrats to Pete L. of Pennsylvania for submitting this winning comic caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: January 2023
"How questionable has the supply chain been recently? Let's just say I'm concerned that the smaller box is empty." Thanks to John S. of Lincoln, Nebraska, for submitting the winning caption for our January 2023 comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: December 2022
"...and look at how much we save in packaging." Congrats to Alan M. of Maryland for submitting the winning caption for our last Otto Mation comic of 2022! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: November 2022
“Please welcome with a round of applause our robot puppeteer show!” Congrats and thank you to Roger N of Saudi Arabia for submitting the winning caption for our Thanksgiving Otto Mation comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: October 2022
"I understand you've raised your candy per minute efficiency, but this is only a 20 ft conveyor system, and I'm not giving you candy every time you come around!" -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: September 2022
"Finally! We should have had robots changing diapers a long time ago." Congrats to Reinhold S. of Lincoln, Nebraska, for winning September's Otto Mation caption contest! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: July 2022
“I must have uploaded the heat sterilization recipe into the HVAC system by accident.” Congrats to Rick Z. of Minnesota for submitting the winning caption for July's Otto Mation comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: June 2022
"When I said we need to have everything covered... this isn't exactly what I had in mind." -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: May 2022
He tried to cheat by clicking, "I'm not robot" and paid the price! Congrats to Ananth B. of India for submitting this winning caption for our comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: April 2022
"But they are from the government, and they are here to help." Congrats to Bruce P. of Illinois for submitting this winning caption for our comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: Spring 2022
"So we have all of the equipment, but somehow forgot the integration?" Congrats to Scott N. from Texas for submitting this winning Otto comic caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: March 2022
"I'm not sure what you're trying to convey here, but when did we start automating the weather?" Congrats to Jim B. of Nashville for submitting this winning comic caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: February 2022
"Now I know why Otto recommended automating this production line." Thank you and congrats to Klaus G. of Germany for submitting the winning caption to the February 2022 comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: January 2022
"Well, your date with the Roomba is off." Congrats to Paula G. of Arizona for submitting this hilarious winning caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: December 2021
"Wow, how long did it take to 3D print that?!" Congrats to Jim B. of Missouri for submitting this winning caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: November 2021
"It's an informal dinner; of course you can loosen your conveyor belts! Happy Thanksgiving to all!" Congrats to Pete L. of Pennsylvania for submitting the winning caption for our Thanksgiving cartoon! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: October 2021
"Sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don't." Congrats to Renee B. of Nashville, Tennessee, for submitting this month's winning Otto Mation caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: September 2021
"You are supposed to test the drugs on the mice!" Congrats to David James of the United Kingdom for submitting this winning caption for our Otto Mation comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: August 2021
"This new clean desk policy is very refreshing." Congrats to Carlo Totte of the Netherlands for submitting this winning caption for our Otto Mation comic! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: June 2021
"It's finally happened: Robots arranging vacations for other robots!" -
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ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest: April 2021
"Even when automated, tax time is still taxing." -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - March 2021
"I can't wait to see what's coming down the line for June. June 4th is National Donut Day, you know." Congrats to Bob W. of North Carolina for submitting this winning caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Cartoons - February 2021
Congrats to Richard S. of Cary, N.C., for submitting this winning caption! -
ComicAutomation Cartoons - January 2021
Congrats to Rohan Vangal of Italy for submitting this winning caption! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - December 2020
This winning caption was submitted by Paul G. of New Mexico! Congrats, Paul! -
ComicAutomation Cartoons - November 2020
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by James H., in Illinois. Congratulations, James! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - September 2020
Following a long perusal of an unprecedented number of hilarious submissions, we present not one but TWO caption contest winners! Caption number one was submitted by Jerry L. from Ontario. Caption number two was submitted by Troy W. from Pennsylvania. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - July 2020
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Alvin A., in New Jersey. Congratulations, Alvin! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - May 2020
Submit a caption for this month's Otto Mation Comic. If your caption is selected as the winner, we will send you a newly-designed Automation.com & Otto Mation mug. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - February 2020
Otto Mation is moving to the new Automation.com website! As we enhance our site, Otto still wants you to enhance his comics with your captions. If your caption is selected as the winner, we will send you a newly-designed Automation.com & Otto Mation mug. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - January 2020
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Frank K, in Pennsylvania. Congratulations, Frank! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - October 2019
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Kenny S, in Montana. Congratulations, Kenny! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - July 2019
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Troy W, in Pennsylvania. Congratulations, Troy! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - May 14, 2019
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Pete L, in Pennsylvania. Congratulations, Pete! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - April 16, 2019
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Eoin R, in Ireland. Congratulations, Eoin! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - March 12, 2019
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by David H, in Colorado. Congratulations, David! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - January 29, 2019
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Greg A, in Connecticut. Congratulations, Greg -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - December 18, 2018
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Jerry L, in Ontario. Congratulations, Jerry -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - November 12, 2018
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Jerry L, in Ontario. Congratulations, Jerry -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - October 3, 2018
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by John Y. in Texas. Congratulations, John -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - August 31, 2018
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Kenny S. in Montana. Congratulations, Kenny -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - July 24, 2018
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Kevin M. in Ireland. Congratulations, Kevin -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - June 27, 2018
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by George C. in Wisconsin, USA. Congratulations, George! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - May 16, 2018
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Kim K. in British Columbia, Canada. Congratulations, Kim! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - April 11, 2018
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Brad H. in South Carolina, USA. Congratulations, Brad! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - March 7, 2018
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by William C. in Texas, USA. Congratulations, William! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - February 7, 2018
We had so many great submissions for this comic, it was hard to choose one! The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Iiro H. in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Congratulations, Iiro! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - January 10, 2018
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Glen R. in Indiana. Congratulations, Glen! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - December 6, 2017
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Chris B. in Oklahoma. Congratulations, Chris! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - November 8, 2017
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Mike S. in North Carolina. Congratulations, Mike! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - September 25, 2017
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Kim K. in British Columbia. Congratulations, Kim! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - August 23, 2017
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Brad H. in South Carolina. Congratulations, Brad! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - July 26, 2017
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Pete L. in Pennsylvania. Congratulations, Pete! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - June 28, 2017
We have two winners for our recent comic caption contest. The winning captions were submitted by Brian M. of New York and Kim K. of British Columbia, Canada, respectively. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - June 7, 2017
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Gavin K. in Wisconsin. Congratulations, Gavin!