Exhibit 23-a


                  INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

          We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement of Rockwell Automation,  Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated November
6,  2002  (which  report  expresses  an  unqualified  opinion  and  includes  an
explanatory  paragraph  relating  to the  adoption  of  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets"), appearing
in the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of  Rockwell  Automation,  Inc.  for the year
ended September 30, 2002, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP



Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 9, 2002