EXHIBIT: 23.1



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board Of Directors
Optimal Robotics Corp.



We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statement  (No.
333-65530) on Form S-8 of Optimal  Robotics  Corp. of our report dated  February
18, 2002,  relating to the consolidated  balance sheet of Optimal Robotics Corp.
as of December 31, 2001 and the related  consolidated  statements of operations,
retained  earnings and cash flows for the year then ended,  which report appears
in the December 31, 2001 annual report on Form 10-K of Optimal Robotics Corp.


/s/ KPMG LLP

Chartered Accountants



March 28, 2002

Montreal, Canada


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