Otto Mation Comic Series

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.

Otto Mation Comic - March 5, 2014

  • by Otto Mation
  • March 4, 2014
  • Opinion

Mr. Barnes asks Otto about a new trend where robots are coming out of the closet.

Otto Mation Comic - February 26, 2014

  • by Otto Mation
  • February 25, 2014
  • Opinion

Otto's clones ask for more help to achieve automation domination in their countries.

Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - February 12, 2014

  • by Otto Mation
  • February 10, 2014
  • Opinion

The winning caption was submitted by Rob Dickson of Ontario, Canada. Congratulations to our winner!

Otto Mation Comic - February 5, 2014

  • by Otto Mation
  • February 4, 2014
  • Opinion

Otto introduces his clones to the concept of Worldwide Automation Domination (WAD).

Otto Mation Comic - January 29, 2014

  • by Otto Mation
  • January 28, 2014
  • Opinion

Martians show up in Otto's office with a bunch of Otto clones and news about his C.A.P. gift.

Otto Mation Comic - Janauary 22, 2014

  • by Otto Mation
  • January 21, 2014
  • Opinion

Otto finds geneticist to clone engineers so he can achieve World Automation Domination (WAD).

Otto Mation Comic - January 15, 2014

  • by Otto Mation
  • January 14, 2014
  • Opinion

Otto visits Mars.

Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - December 18, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • December 16, 2013
  • Opinion

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.

Otto Mation Comic - December 11, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • December 10, 2013
  • Opinion

Otto questions his manager about the military uniform and crew cut.

Otto Mation Comic - December 4, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • December 2, 2013
  • Opinion

Otto explains to management why the future is so bright for automation engineers.

Otto Mation Comic - May 27, 2015

  • by Otto Mation
  • May 26, 2015
  • Opinion

Otto informs his technicians that the company is moving their maintenance management program to the cloud.

Otto Mation Comic - May 20, 2015

  • by Otto Mation
  • May 19, 2015
  • Opinion

Otto's older colleague reflects on the good ole days of simpler automation systems.

Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - April 29, 2015

  • by Otto Mation
  • April 24, 2015
  • Opinion

The winning caption was submitted by Mike B. in Pennsylvania. "Do you like my new robot? I call it 'automowtion.'"

Otto Mation Comic - April 22, 2015

  • by Otto Mation
  • April 21, 2015
  • Opinion

Otto and his colleague discuss the possible standards wars brought on by Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Otto Mation Comic - April 15, 2015

  • by Otto Mation
  • April 13, 2015
  • Opinion

Otto debates with economist and psychologist about whether technology is stealing jobs from workers.

Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - March 25, 2015

  • by Otto Mation
  • March 24, 2015
  • Opinion

The winning caption was submitted by Peter F. in Pennsylvania. "So now, who was it that you were saying was wet behind the ears?!"

Otto Mation Comic - March 18, 2015

  • by Otto Mation
  • March 17, 2015
  • Opinion

Otto gives his colleague a hard time about partying too much on St. Patrick's Day.

Otto Mation Comic - March 11, 2015

  • by Otto Mation
  • March 10, 2015
  • Opinion

Mr. Barnes presents Otto with a gift that he believes will help alleviate his work load.

Otto Mation Comic - March 4, 2015

  • by Otto Mation
  • March 3, 2015
  • Opinion

Otto walks in on Mr. Barnes who has a hired a psychic reader to predict the future.

Otto Mation Comic - February 25, 2015

  • by Otto Mation
  • February 24, 2015
  • Opinion

Otto asks his manager for a historian to help analyze plant data.