EXHIBIT 32(A)

                             FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, the
undersigned Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director of FARO Technologies, Inc., (the "Company") hereby certify, based on my
knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the three months ended
April 3, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in
the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company.

         /S/ Simon Raab
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         Simon Raab
         May 14, 2004

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