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                                                                   Exhibit 23.01


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-95268, 333-07313, 333-07315, 333-22717,
333-66457, 333-66429, and 333-66455) of Brooks Automation, Inc. of our report
dated November 17, 1999, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We
also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial
Statement Schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 29, 1999