Exhibit 99.1

       FARO Reports 54% Increase In Sales For 2003 Year To $71.3 Million

     LAKE MARY, Fla., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARO Technologies, Inc.
(Nasdaq: FARO) today reported sales of approximately $22.5 million for the
fiscal fourth quarter ended December 31, 2003, a 49.0% increase from $15.1
million in the fourth quarter of 2002, and $2.5 million, or 12.5% above the
high end of the Company's $18-$20 million forecast for the quarter. Backlog at
December 31, 2003 was approximately $7.5 million, an increase of approximately
$500,000 from $7.0 million at September 30, 2003. The Company reported new
order bookings of approximately $23.0 million during the fourth quarter
compared with approximately $17.3 million in the third quarter of 2003, and
approximately $16.9 million in the year-ago quarter.

    For fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, the Company reported sales of
approximately $71.3 million, an increase of $25.1 million, or 54.3% from
approximately $46.2 million in 2002.  Backlog of approximately $7.5 million at
December 31, 2003 compared to approximately $8.8 million at December 31, 2002.

    "We exceeded our sales forecast for the quarter because of growth in new
orders, especially in the Americas," said Simon Raab, President and CEO.

    The Company expects to issue its full earnings release for the fourth
quarter and 2003 year in mid-March, 2004.


    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.



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CO:  FARO Technologies, Inc.
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