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 - May 1, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • April 30, 2013
  • Opinion

Otto explains to management why it's going to take some time to get to Industry 4.0.

Otto Mation Comic - April 24, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • April 23, 2013
  • Opinion

Otto discovers why the company hasn't been able to improve manufacturing processes in the last 20 years.

Otto Mation Comic - April 17, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • April 16, 2013
  • Opinion

Manuel uses the skills that Otto taught him to wreak havoc with the robots.

Otto Mation Comic - April 10, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • April 8, 2013
  • Opinion

Otto mentors Manuel to reprogram a robot.

Otto Mation Comic - April 3, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • April 1, 2013
  • Opinion

Manuel agrees to be mentored by Otto to become an Automation Engineer.

Otto Mation Comic - March 27, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • March 19, 2013
  • Opinion

Management asks Otto to mentor Manuel to be a productive automation engineer.

Otto Mation Comic - March 20, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • March 19, 2013
  • Opinion

With Spring just around the corner (yeah, right), Otto wants to step back and re-evaluate their automation systems.

Otto Mation Comic - March 13, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • March 12, 2013
  • Opinion

Manuel tells Otto about the industrial accident that turned him against automation.

Otto Mation Comic - February 20, 2013 - Caption Contest

  • by Otto Mation
  • February 18, 2013
  • Opinion

Otto and Manuel duke it out in the ring. Congratulations to our winner! The winning comic caption was submitted by Michael Winters in Illinois.

Otto Mation Comic - February 13, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • February 11, 2013
  • Opinion

Otto realizes why the U.S. is behind other countries when it comes to automation.