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                                 UNITED STATES                 | OMB APPROVAL |
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION       +--------------+
                            Washington, D.C. 20549             | OMB Number:  |
                                                               |  3235-0058   |
                                  FORM 12b-25                  |   Expires:   |
                                                               | May 31, 1997 |
                          NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING          |   Estimated  |
                                                               |average burden|
(Check One): [x] Form 10-KSB  [ ] Form 20-F   [ ] Form 11-K    |   hours per  |
             [ ] Form 10-Q    [ ] Form N-SAR                   |response..2.50|
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For Period Ended: September 30, 1998                           +--------------+
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                                                               | SEC File No. |
                [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K             |              |
                [ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F             |  0-25434     |
                [ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K             +--------------+
                [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q             +--------------+
                [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR            |  CUSIP No.   |
                                                               |  11434A 10 0 |
For the Transition Period Ended:                               +--------------+
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[ Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type  ]
   Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has 
                  verified any information contained herein.

If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify 
the Item(s) to which the notification relates:

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PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION

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Full Name of Registrant

                            Brooks Automation, Inc.
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Former Name if Applicable 

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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

                              15 Elizabeth Drive
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City, State and Zip Code

                             Chelmsford, MA 01824
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PART II - RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense 
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

[x] | (a)  The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form 
    |      could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
[x] | (b)  The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on
    |      Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof, will be
    |      filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the
    |      prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition
    |      report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will be filed on or before
    |      the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and
[ ] | (c)  The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 
    |      12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. 

 
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PART III - NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K and Form 10-KSB, 
20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not
be filed with the prescribed time period.
                                               (Attach Extra Sheets if Needed)

Brooks Automation, Inc. ("Brooks") was unable to file its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998 within the prescribed time
period.  Brooks attributes this inability to timely file to its retention of a
new financial reporting team during the disruptive holiday season in late
November and December, 1998.  This team included a new chief financial officer,
treasurer, controller and director of tax.  In an effort to file the Form 10-K
on a timely basis, Brooks retained the services of a consultant who assists
companies in the preparation of annual reports and retained its former
controller to act as principal accounting officer for purposes of the Form 10-K.
These measures proved inadequate.  Brooks concluded that the reasons causing its
inability to file could not be eliminated by Brooks without unreasonable efforts
or expense.  However, Brooks filed the Form 10-K on the date of this
Notification.


PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION

(1)  Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this 
     notification.

     Deborah D. Fox                  978               262-2400
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               (Name)                 (Area Code)         (Telephone Number)

(2)  Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company
     Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that
     the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is
     no, identify report(s).                                [x] Yes [ ] No
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(3)  Is it anticipated that any significant changes in results of operations
     from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by
     the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion
     thereof?                                               [x] Yes  [ ] No

     All historical financial information presented will be retroactively 
     restated to reflect the acquisition of FASTech Integration, Inc.
     ("FASTech") which has been accounted for as a pooling of interests. The
     Company acquired FASTech in September, 1998 for approximately 850,000
     shares of the Company's Common Stock.
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                            Brooks Automation, Inc.
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                 (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned 
hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 30, 1998                 By /s/ Deborah D. Fox
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                                           Name:  Deborah D. Fox
                                           Title: Principal Accounting Officer


INSTRUCTION:  The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant 
or by any other duly authorized representative.  The name and title of the 
person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature.  If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative 
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.

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|                INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT                |
|         CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).         |
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1.  This form is required by Rule 12b-25 (17 CFR 240.12b-25) of the General 
    Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2.  One signed original and four conformed copies of this form and amendments
    thereto must be completed and filed with the Securities and Exchange
    Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, in accordance with Rule 0-3 of the
    General Rules and Regulations under the Act. The information contained in or
    filed with the form will be made a matter of public record in the Commission
    files.

3.  A manually signed copy of the form and amendments thereto shall be filed
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4.  Amendments to the notifications must also be filed on form 12b-25 but need 
    not restate information that has been correctly furnished.  The form shall 
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