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 - June 5, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • June 4, 2013
  • Opinion

Otto discovers that Manuel failed to hire a CSIA-certified systems integrator.

Otto Mation Comic - May 29, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • May 28, 2013
  • Opinion

Otto asks management to help present operators with more meaningful information from the automation systems.

Otto Mation Comic - May 22, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • May 21, 2013
  • Opinion

Otto explains the advantages of their new collaborative robot to Manuel.

Otto Mation Comic - May 15, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • May 14, 2013
  • Opinion

Otto explains the dangers of outsourcing engineering to his management team.

Otto Mation Comic - May 8, 2013

  • by Otto Mation
  • May 7, 2013
  • Opinion

There is something weird, and it don't look good. Who ya gonna call?

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.