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 the earliest event reported) July 15, 2003

                         Commission File Number 0-23081

                             FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                  Florida                                 59-3157093
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

   125 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY, FLORIDA                  32746
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   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

                                 (407) 333-9911
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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 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      The following information is being furnished under Item 12 of Form 8-K:
Press release by FARO Technologies, Inc. announcing its sales results for the
quarter ended June 28, 2003. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit
99.1 to this Form 8-K.

                                    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 thereunder duly authorized.

                                  FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                  By: /s/ Gregory A. Fraser
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                                      Gregory A. Fraser
                                      Executive Vice President, Secretary, and
                                      Treasurer

Date: July 15, 2003

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number             Description
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99.1                       Press Release, dated July 14, 2003.

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

     FARO Technologies Reports 57% Increase In Sales In Second Quarter 2003

LAKE MARY, Fla., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARO Technologies, Inc.
(Nasdaq: FARO) today reported sales of approximately $16.2 million for the
fiscal second quarter ended June 28, 2003, a 57.3% increase from $10.3 million
in the second quarter of 2002.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000522/FLM035LOGO )

Backlog at the calendar month end of June 30, 2003 was approximately $8.9
million, unchanged from the backlog at March 31, 2003.

The Company expects to issue its full earnings release for the second quarter of
2003 in early August.

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.