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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: 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!