Exhibit 99.1

   FARO Technologies Reports 52% Increase in Sales in First Quarter 2003

   LAKE MARY, Fla., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO) today reported sales of approximately
$13.2 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003, a 51.7% increase
from $8.7 million in the first quarter of 2002. On a sequential basis, sales
in the first quarter of 2003 represented 87.4% of fourth quarter 2002 sales,
showing an apparent seasonality, in line with the preceding five-year (1998 -
2002) average of 86.2% when comparing first quarter sales to sales in the
fourth quarter of the prior year.
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   Backlog at March 31, 2003 was approximately $8.9 million, compared to
approximately $3.5 million at March 31, 2002, and approximately $8.8 million
at December 31, 2002.
   The Company expects to issue its full earnings release for the first
quarter of 2003 in early May.

   About FARO
   FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO) and its international subsidiaries
design, develop, and market software and portable, computerized measurement
devices. The Company's products allow manufacturers to perform three-
dimensional inspections of parts and assemblies on the shop floor. This helps
eliminate manufacturing errors, and thereby increases productivity and
profitability for a variety of industries in FARO's worldwide customer base.
Principal products include the FARO Gage(TM), Platinum and Titanium
FaroArms(R), Control Station(R) measurement system, the Laser Tracker(R) and a
CAM2(R) family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO
Technologies is ISO 9001 certified and Guide 25 approved.  Learn more at
www.faro.com.