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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.
297 Comics
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Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest: June 2025
Congrats to BOTH of our winners for June! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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. -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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! -
Otto 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!
