Exhibit 23.1

                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Odetics, Inc. for
the registration of 78,740 shares of its Class A Common Stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated May 15, 2001, except for
Notes 1 and 16, as to which the date is May 29, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Odetics, Inc. included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended March 31, 2001, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Orange County, California
July 30, 2001