UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             Current Report Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 29, 2004

                             Brooks Automation, Inc.
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             (Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

        0-25434                                         04-3040660
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(Commission File Number)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

   15 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA                     01824
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 (978) 262 2400
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (c) Exhibits.

       Exhibit
        Number          Description
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         99.1           Press release dated July 29, 2004 of Brooks Automation,
                        Inc. (the "Company") announcing its financial results
                        for the fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2004.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      July 29, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial
results for the fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2004. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its
entirety by reference.

      Limitation on Incorporation by Reference. The information furnished in
this Item 12 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

      Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. Except for
historical information contained in the press release attached as an exhibit
hereto, the press release contains forward-looking statements which involve
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Please refer to
the cautionary note in the press release regarding these forward-looking
statements.


                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: July 29, 2004                  BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC.

                                      By: /s/ Robert W. Woodbury, Jr.
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                                          Robert W. Woodbury, Senior Vice
                                          President and Chief Financial Officer


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
       Exhibit
        Number          Description
       -------          --------------------------------------------------------
         99.1           Press release dated July 29, 2004 of Brooks Automation,
                        Inc. announcing its financial results for the fiscal
                        third quarter ended June 30, 2004.