Exhibit 99.1


Odetics Appeals Nasdaq Notice Regarding Continued Listing

ANAHEIM, CA -- March 19, 2002-- Odetics Inc. (NASDAQ: ODETA & ODETB) announced
today that it has received a Nasdaq Staff Determination that it has not
maintained compliance with the minimum net equity requirement for continued
listing set forth in Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(3), and that its common stock is
subject to de-listing from the Nasdaq National Market.

Odetics has requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel to
appeal the Staff Determination. Nasdaq is required to grant Odetics a hearing
within 45 days of receiving the request, and Odetics listing status will not
change until a final determination has been issued by the Panel following the
hearing. Odetics is currently in compliance with all other continued listing
requirements. There can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the company's
request for continued listing on the Nasdaq National Market.

About Odetics

Odetics provides products and systems that employ information technology to
control the use of public roadways, secure ingress and egress of public and
private facilities, and secure the delivery of digital communications. Odetics
Inc. is headquartered in Anaheim, California and may be contacted at
714-774-5000 or Odetics and the web sites of each of its subsidiaries at
www.odetics.com.

Important Notice

This news release contains statements that may be deemed to be forward-looking.
These forward-looking statements may include statements about revenue growth,
profit margins, the effect of cost reduction measures, and other statements
relating to the operating results of Odetics or its subsidiaries. Actual results
could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements
as a result of risk factors such as: short product lives, technological shifts,
current technical issues that cannot be resolved on a timely basis, component
availability, competition (including new and directly competitive products from
others), pricing pressures, incorrect assumptions regarding market demand, the
significant uncertainty of market acceptance of new products by both
distributors and end-user customers, unanticipated capital requirements,
retention of key personnel, general economic conditions, the inability of the
company to execute its strategy including the completion of both private and
public equity financings of its subsidiaries, and other factors identified in
the Odetics' Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Investors are strongly encouraged to review the risk factors set forth in the
Odetics most recent SEC filings.