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                                                                   Exhibit 23.04


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Brooks Automation, Inc. of our report dated December
13, 1999, relating to the financial statements prepared in conformity with
German GAAP of the Infab Group which appear in Brooks Automation, Inc.'s Report
on Form 8-K/A, Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report, dated December 14, 1999.


Stuttgart, February 28, 2001


                                          Dr. Ebner, Dr. Stolz and Partner GmbH
                                                         Auditors
                                                     Tax Consultants

                                          /s/ Dr. Wolfgang Russ
                                          --------------------------------
                                          Dr. Wolfgang Russ
                                                   Auditor
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