Exhibit 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  registration  statement of
Form S-8 of our  report,  dated  March 8, 1996,  on our audits of the  financial
statements of Isys Controls,  Inc. as of, and for the years ended  September 30,
1995 and 1994,  which  report is included  in the Current  Report on Form 8-K of
Cognex Corporation.


                                                  /s/COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
                                                  COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

San Francisco, California
March 28, 1996