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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.
310 Results Found
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ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - April 2, 2014
Congratulations to our winner! The winning comic caption was submitted by Douglas Zimmerman in Texas. Otto, is this an April Fool's joke, or is this machine still running on XP? -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - March 26, 2014
Otto warns his manager about those Windows XP computers that are running production. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - March 19, 2014
Otto is introduced to another set of clones, this time female, who were created to help achieve W.A.D. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - March 5, 2014
Mr. Barnes asks Otto about a new trend where robots are coming out of the closet. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - February 26, 2014
Otto's clones ask for more help to achieve automation domination in their countries. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - February 12, 2014
The winning caption was submitted by Rob Dickson of Ontario, Canada. Congratulations to our winner! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - February 5, 2014
Otto introduces his clones to the concept of Worldwide Automation Domination (WAD). -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - January 29, 2014
Martians show up in Otto's office with a bunch of Otto clones and news about his C.A.P. gift. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - Janauary 22, 2014
Otto finds geneticist to clone engineers so he can achieve World Automation Domination (WAD). -
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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." -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - September 25, 2013
Otto shows IT a few "complicated" dashboards he developed with web-based software tools. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - September 18, 2013
Otto encourages the engineers to leverage IT technology for control applications. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - August 28, 2013
Congratulations to our winner! The winning comic caption was submitted by Sam R. in California. "It's Si-Borg!" Note: If you don't watch Duck Dynasty, you won't understand the caption. Background - "Si" (Silas Robertson) is the goof-ball, red-neck brother of the founder of the Duck Commander company and also the uncle of the three brothers who currently run the company. -
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ComicOtto Mation Comic - August 14, 2013
Otto introduces the team to a new high-speed, lightweight data historian. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - August 7, 2013
Otto pitches idea for new reality TV show to television executive. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - July 31, 2013
Otto's colleagues give him an idea on how to raise more awareness for the automation profession. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - July 24, 2013
Otto meets with suppliers to outline requested features for a new automation architecture. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - July 17, 2013
Otto's manager buys 'Big Servers' to handle the 'Big Data' problem at the plant. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - June 19, 2013
Congratulations to our winner! The winning comic caption was submitted by Rich Merritt in Iowa. "Forget Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. The new ANSI Collaborative Operation Standard R15.06-2012 says I can't hurt you. It doesn't stop me from fooling around, though."