Exhibit 23.2

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Brooks Automation, Inc. of our report dated March 16,
2005 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule,
management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
which appears in Helix Technology Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2004. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
August 29, 2005